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Epeirogenesis
Translation of "epeirogenesis" into Russian
epeirogenesis
Noun
epeirogenesis
epeirogeneses pl
Epeirogenesis is responsible for the gradual uplift of large land areas.
Эпейрогенез отвечает за постепенное поднятие больших участков суши.
Definitions
epeirogenesis
Noun
The process of large-scale, gradual uplift or subsidence of the Earth's crust, affecting large areas of continents or ocean basins.
The study of epeirogenesis helps geologists understand the formation of plateaus and basins over millions of years.
A broad, vertical movement of the Earth's crust that is not associated with significant folding or faulting, occurring within a tectonic plate interior.
Slow epeirogenesis raised the Canadian Shield without creating mountain ranges.