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 Definitions of diastrophism  [ɪˈæs trəˌfɪz əm]  

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Definition of 'diastrophism' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) diastrophism
the action of the forces that cause the earth's crust to be deformed, producing continents, mountains, etc.

Etymology:  (1880–85; < Gk diastroph(ē) a distortion (n. der. of diastréphein to distort; see dia -, strophe ) + -ism)

Definition of 'diastrophism' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) diastrophism
the process of deformation that produces continents and ocean basins in the earth's crust

'diastrophism' - Nearby Entries  

diastole  diastolic  diastolic pressure  diastrophism  diathermy  diathermy machine  diathesis  



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