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noun - the process of mountain formation (especially by the upward displacement of the earth's crust)
adj - the process of mountain formation [n -NIES] : OROGENIC
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An orogeny is an event that leads to a large structural deformation of the Earth's lithosphere (crust and uppermost mantle) due to the interaction between plate tectonics. An orogen or orogenic belt develops when a continental plate crumples and is pushed upwards to form one or more mountain ranges; this involves many geological processes collectively called orogenesis.Orogeny is the primary mechanism by which mountains are built on continents. The word "orogeny" comes from Ancient Greek (, óros, lit.'mountain' + , génesis, lit.'creation, origin'). Though it was used before him, the term was employed by the American geologist G.K. Gilbert in 1890 to describe the process of mountain building as distinguished from epeirogeny. |