orogenesis

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noun

oro·​gen·​e·​sis ˌȯr-ə-ˈje-nə-səs 

: orogeny

orogenetic

ˌȯr-ə-jə-ˈne-tik 

adjective

orogenic

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adjective

oro·​gen·​ic

variants or less commonly orogenetic

-jə̇¦netik 

1

: of, relating to, or produced by orogeny

2

: of, relating to, or characteristic of an orogen

orogenically

-¦jenə̇k(ə)lē

adverb

Word History

Etymology

Noun

oro- entry 1 + genesis

Adjective

in sense 1, International Scientific Vocabulary orogeny + -ic or -etic; in sense 2, International Scientific Vocabulary orogen + -ic or -etic

First Known Use

Noun

1886, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for orogenesis

• biogenesis
• diagenesis
• histogenesis
• lipogenesis
• morphogenesis
• mutagenesis
• neurogenesis
• oncogenesis
• ontogenesis
• paragenesis
• pathogenesis
• petrogenesis