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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DIASTROPHISM

From Greek diastrophē a twisting.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DIASTROPHISM

diastrophism  [daɪˈæstrəˌfɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIASTROPHISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Diastrophism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DIASTROPHISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Diastrophism

Diastrophism refers to deformation of the Earth's crust, and more especially to folding and faulting. Diastrophism can be considered part of geotectonics. Diastrophism comes from the Greek word meaning a twisting. All processes that move, elevate or build up portions of the earth’s crust come under diastrophism. They include: orogenic processes involving mountain building through severe folding and affecting long and narrow belts of the earth’s crust; epeirogenic processes involving uplift or warping of large parts of the earth’s crust; earthquakes involving local relatively minor movements; plate tectonics involving horizontal movements of crustal plates. Diastrophism covers movement of solid crust material, as opposed to movement of molten material which is covered by volcanism. Movement causes rock to be bent or broken. The most obvious evidence of disastrophic movement can be seen where sedimentary rocks have been bent, broken or tilted. Such non-horizontal strata provide visual proof of movement. Diastrophic movement can be classified as two types, folding and faulting, tilted beds usually are part of a larger syncline or anticline.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIASTROPHISM


anamorphism
ˌænəˈmɔːˌfɪzəm
anthropomorphism
ˌænθrəpəˈmɔːfɪzəm
automorphism
ˌɔːtəʊˈmɔːfɪzəm
catastrophism
kəˈtæstrəˌfɪzəm
dimorphism
daɪˈmɔːfɪzəm
dwarfism
ˈdwɔːfɪzəm
endomorphism
ˌɛndəʊˈmɔːˌfɪzəm
homeomorphism
ˌhəʊmɪəˈmɔːfɪzəm
homomorphism
ˌhəʊməʊˈmɔːfɪzəm
isomorphism
ˌaɪsəʊˈmɔːfɪzəm
metamorphism
ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfɪzəm
neo-catastrophism
ˌniːəʊkəˈtæstrəˌfɪzəm
Orphism
ˈɔːfɪzəm
pacifism
ˈpæsɪˌfɪzəm
paramorphism
ˌpærəˈmɔːˌfɪzəm
pleomorphism
ˌpliːəˈmɔːˌfɪzəm
polymorphism
ˌpɒlɪˈmɔːfɪzəm
sophism
ˈsɒfɪzəm
Sufism
ˈsuːfɪzəm
theosophism
θɪˈɒsəˌfɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIASTROPHISM

diastalsis
diastaltic
diastase
diastases
diastasic
diastasis
diastatic
diastema
diastemata
diastematic
diaster
diastereoisomer
diastereomer
diastereomeric
diastole
diastolic
diastral
diastrophic
diastrophically
diastyle

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIASTROPHISM

amorphism
Buddhism
enantiomorphism
Guelphism
gynandromorphism
hemimorphism
heteromorphism
homoeomorphism
hylomorphism
idiomorphism
isodimorphism
mechanomorphism
mesomorphism
monomorphism
perimorphism
psephism
sapphism
sexual dimorphism
skeuomorphism
zoomorphism
zygomorphism

Synonyms and antonyms of diastrophism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «diastrophism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIASTROPHISM

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The translations of diastrophism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «diastrophism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

地壳变动
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

diastrofismo
570 millions of speakers

English

diastrophism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

diastrophism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

diastrophism
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

диастрофизма
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

diastrofismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

diastrophism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

diastrophisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Diastrophisme
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

diastrophism
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

地殻変動
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지각 변동
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Diastrophism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

diastrophism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பூமி ஓட்டுரு அழிவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दऑस्ट्रॉफीझम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

diastrophism
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

diastrophism
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

diastrophism
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

діастрофізма
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

diastrophism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διαστροφισμό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

diastrophism
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

diastrophism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

diastrophism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of diastrophism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIASTROPHISM»

The term «diastrophism» is used very little and occupies the 167.845 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIASTROPHISM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about diastrophism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIASTROPHISM»

Discover the use of diastrophism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to diastrophism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Human Diastrophism
An accessible, twenty-fifth anniversary tribute to the popular graphic comic series, produced in a small-sized format, presents a second installment of the character's complete adventures in chronological order, in a volume that features ...
Gilbert Hernandez, 2007
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Environmental Geography
Diastrophism is any form of crustal movement which could be vertical, horizontal, or in any other direction that produces dislocation. Because of this movement, new lands may be elevated or depressed thereby affecting the biotic and physical ...
Salita,Domingo
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Bulletin - United States Geological Survey
Chicago, Rand, McNally & Co., 1913. 190. Contributions from allied sciences to geologic fundamentals (editorial) : Jour. Geology, vol. 21, pp. 279-283, 1913. 191 . Diastrophism and the formative processes; I, Introduction: Jour. Geology, vol.
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1914
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Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey
Diastrophism; deformation of the geoid by loading and uuloading Mou I, pp 376- 377, 379-383; Bull 48 Diastrophism; deformation of the gooid by the removal, throngh evaporation, of the water of lake Bonneville Mon I, pp 421-124 Diastrophism ...
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United States Congressional serial set
Diastrophism; deformation of the geoid by loading and unloading Mon I, pp 376- 377, 379-383; Bull 48 Diastrophism ; deformation of the geoid by the removal, through evaporation, of the water of lake Bonneville Mon I, pp 421-424 ...
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Bibliography and Index of the Publications of the United ...
Diastrophism; deformation of the geoid by loading and uuloading Mou I, pp 376- 377, 379-383; Bull 4S Diastrophism; deformation of the gooid by the removal, throngh evaporation, of the water of lake Bonneville Mon I, pp 421-424 ...
Philip Creveling Warman, 1893
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Congressional serial set
The great agent in the production of lake basins, or the agent which has produced most of the large basins, is diastrophism,2 and in a majority of the cases in which > Gilbert, G. K., Lake Bonneville: Mon. U. S. Geol. Survey, vol. 1, 1890, pp.
United States. Government Printing Office, 1912
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Congressional edition
The great agent in the production of lake basins, or the agent which has produced most of the large basins, is diastrophism,2 and in a majority of the cases in which 1 Gilbert, G. K., Lake Bonneville: Mon. U.S. Geol. Survey, vol. 1, 1890, pp. 2-12 ...
United States. Congress, 1912
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Earth Science' 2005 Ed.
Geological. Forces. That. Shape. the. Earth. Diastrophism. To a casual observer, the crust of the earth is permanent and fixed, but a great deal of evidence, both direct and indirect, shows that the earth is in constant motion. This is because of ...
M.braganza
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Human diastrophism
In 1982, brothers Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez created Love & Rockets, an astonishing mixture of magical realism, science fiction, and meditations on the human condition which became one of the most critically acclaimed series of all time ...
Gilbert Hernandez, 2007

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIASTROPHISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term diastrophism is used in the context of the following news items.
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Global Oil Price Fall-Implications for Ghana's Economy
... the edges of this vast basin will make oil extraction very difficult indeed because of geophysical considerations of isostasy, and diastrophism. «Vibe Ghana, Dec 14»
2
Improvement in the Teaching of English Language in Schools
... realm of glaciation and William Morris Davis' terminology of theories of planation, peneplain, diastrophism, catastrophism and pedi-planation. «GhanaWeb, Aug 14»
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Improvement in the Teaching of English Language in Schools …
... realm of glaciation and William Morris Davis' terminology of theories of planation, peneplain, diastrophism, catastrophism and pedi-planation. «Vibe Ghana, Aug 14»
4
Paa Kwesi Mintah – Ghanaweb Hobo, Dare-devil forumer, and …
Sometimes, I wonder if Paa Kwesi Mintah supports anarchy or he is in support of chaos-theory or diastrophism. Paa Kwesi often charges that I ... «Vibe Ghana, Jul 13»
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Former Diablo II Lead Artist Lays Down The LAW
L.A.W., or Living After War, takes place after a 2350, after the Earth "Earth has undergone a nuclear war, diastrophism, and 200 years of ice ... «Kotaku.com, Apr 09»
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Graphic appeal
Gilbert's volumes are “Heartbreak Soup,” “Human Diastrophism” and “Beyond Palomar”; Jaime's are “Maggie the Mechanic,” “The Girl from ... «Salon, Dec 07»
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SIMMERING SUMMER READING / OLD-TIMERS, NEWCOMERS …
... legendary brother Gilbert Hernandez's Human Diastrophism: The Second Volume of 'Palomar' Stories from Love & Rockets (Fantagraphics); ... «San Francisco Chronicle, May 07»
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China's 49 places of ultimate attractions
The island is a result of submarine volcanic eruption and diastrophism (forming of geological features through deformation). Formed 2,000 to ... «China Daily, Nov 04»

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