Associations to the word «Orogeny»
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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
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.