Looking for the meaning of the word OROGENY in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of OROGENY with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Orogeny
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɒˈrɒdʒɪni
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈrɒdʒɪni
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a process in which a section of the earth's crust is folded and deformed by lateral compression to form a mountain range
Short Definition:process in which section of earth's crust is folded and deformed by lateral compression
Examples:- present rates of denudation and orogeny
- the Hercynian and Alpine orogenies
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