orogenesis
o·rog·e·ny (ô-r
j
-n
) also or·o·gen·e·sis (ôr
-j
n
-ss, 
r-)
n.
The process of mountain formation, especially by a folding and faulting of the earth’s crust.
oro·genic (ôr-jnk, r-) adj.
oro·geni·cal·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
orogenesis
the process of the formation of mountains. Also called orogeny. — orogenic, adj.
See also: Mountains
-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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