diastrophism
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noun \dī-ˈas-trə-ˌfi-zəm\Definition of DIASTROPHISM
— di·a·stroph·ic \ˌdī-ə-ˈsträ-fik\ adjective
— di·a·stroph·i·cal·ly \-fi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
See Origin of DIASTROPHISM
Greek diastrophē twisting, from diastrephein to distort, from dia- + strephein to twist
First Known Use: 1890
diastrophism
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Large-scale deformation of the Earth's crust by natural processes, which leads to the formation of continents and ocean basins, mountain systems and rift valleys, and other features by mechanisms such as lithospheric plate movement (see plate tectonics), volcanic loading, or folding. The study of diastrophism, or tectonic processes, is the central unifying principle in modern geology and geophysics.
Variants of DIASTROPHISM
diastrophism or tectonism
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