epeirogeny

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɛpaɪˈrɒdʒɪnɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ep′ī roj′ə nē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ep•ei•rog•e•ny  (ep′ī roj′ə nē),USA pronunciation n. [Geol.]
  1. Geologyvertical or tilting movement of the earth's crust, generally affecting broad areas of a continent.
Also, e•pei•ro•gen•e•sis  (i pī′rō jen′ə sis),USA pronunciation epirogeny. 
  • Greek é̄peiro(s) mainland, continent + -geny
  • 1885–90;
e•pei′ro•gen′ic, e•pei•ro•ge•net•ic  (i pī′rō jə net′ik),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
epeirogeny /ˌɛpaɪˈrɒdʒɪnɪ/, epeirogenesis /ɪˌpaɪrəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/ n
  1. the formation and submergence of continents by broad relatively slow displacements of the earth's crust
Etymology: 19th Century: from Greek ēpeiros continent + -genyepeirogenic /ɪˌpaɪrəʊˈdʒɛnɪk/, epeirogenetic /ɪˌpaɪrəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk/ adj
'epeirogeny' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
diastrophism - epirogeny

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