Word of the Day 2.27.09

orogenesis

o·rog·e·ny (ô-rj-n) also or·o·gen·e·sis (ôr-jn-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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