Definitions for orogenyɔˈrɒdʒ ə ni, oʊˈrɒdʒ-
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•rog•e•nyɔˈrɒdʒ ə ni, oʊˈrɒdʒ-(n.)
the process of mountain formation or upheaval.
Category: Geology
Origin of orogeny:
1885–90
or•o•gen•icˌɔr əˈdʒɛn ɪk, ˌɒr ə-(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
orogeny(noun)
the process of mountain formation (especially by the upward displacement of the earth's crust)
Wiktionary
orogeny(Noun)
the process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust.
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