Associations to the word «Orogeny»

Wiktionary

OROGENY, noun. (geology) the process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust.

Dictionary definition

OROGENY, noun. The process of mountain formation (especially by the upward displacement of the earth's crust).

Wise words

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C. S. Lewis