orogeny

7 letters · noun · scores 1,800 in SpellHuntr

noun

the process of mountain formation (especially by the upward displacement of the earth's crust)

Orogeny in a sentence

The effects of Acadian orogeny are concentrated in central Newfoundland, decreasing in intensity to the east and west (Williams, this volume).

When I asked Geoff Milnes what age the rocks were before they were turned into uncompromising gneisses by the Alpine orogeny he made a rueful face.

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