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Mountain-building
Translation of "mountain-building" into Russian
mountain-building
Noun
mountain-building
Denotes the geological process of forming mountains; generally treated as an uncountable mass noun.
горообразование
Continental collisions are responsible for some of the most dramatic mountain-building in Earth’s history.
Столкновения континентов ответственны за самые драматические процессы горообразования в истории Земли.
Additional translations
Специализированный геологический термин.
mountain-building
Adjective
mountain-building
Used attributively to modify another noun, meaning ‘relating to the formation of mountains’.
горообразовательный
The region was shaped by several mountain-building events during the Paleozoic era.
Регион сформировался в результате нескольких горообразовательных событий в палеозойскую эру.
Additional translations
Специализированный геологический термин.
Definitions
mountain-building
Noun
The geological process by which mountains are formed, typically through tectonic plate collision, folding, and uplift.
Continental collisions are responsible for some of the most dramatic mountain-building in Earth’s history.
mountain-building
Adjective
Relating to or involved in the formation of mountains.
The region was shaped by several mountain-building events during the Paleozoic era.