Associations to the word «Diastrophism»
Wiktionary
DIASTROPHISM, noun. (geology) The deformation of the Earth's crust to form the continents, mountains and other large features
Dictionary definition
DIASTROPHISM, noun. The process of deformation that produces continents and ocean basins in the earth's crust.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.