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isostasy

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Main Entry:
isos·ta·sy 
          Listen to the pronunciation of isostasy
Pronunciation:
\ī-ˈsäs-tə-sē\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
International Scientific Vocabulary is- + Greek -stasia condition of standing, from histanai to cause to stand — more at stand
Date:
1889
1 : general equilibrium in the earth's crust maintained by a yielding flow of rock material beneath the surface under gravitative stress 2 : the quality or state of being subjected to equal pressure from every side
iso·stat·ic 
          Listen to the pronunciation of isostatic \ˌī-sə-ˈsta-tik\ adjective
iso·stat·i·cal·ly 
          Listen to the pronunciation of isostatically \-ˈsta-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb


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