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Meaning of "orogeny" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OROGENY

orogeny  [ɒˈrɒdʒɪnɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OROGENY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Orogeny 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 OROGENY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

orogeny

Orogeny

Orogeny refers to forces and events leading to a large structural deformation of the Earth's lithosphere due to the engagement of tectonic plates. Response to such engagement results in the formation of long tracts of highly deformed rock called orogens or orogenic belts. The word "orogeny" comes from the Greek, and it is the primary mechanism by which mountains are built on continents. Orogens develop while a continental plate is crumpled and is pushed upwards to form mountain ranges, and involve a great range of geological processes collectively called orogenesis.

Definition of orogeny in the English dictionary

The definition of orogeny in the dictionary is the formation of mountain ranges by intense upward displacement of the earth's crust, usually associated with folding, thrust faulting, and other compressional processes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OROGENY


androgyny
ænˈdrɒdʒɪnɪ
anthropogeny
ˌænθrəˈpɒdʒɪnɪ
dynamogeny
ˌdaɪnəˈmɒdʒɪnɪ
embryogeny
ˌɛmbrɪˈɒdʒɪnɪ
epeirogeny
ˌɛpaɪˈrɒdʒɪnɪ
epirogeny
ˌɛpaɪˈrɒdʒɪnɪ
ethnogeny
ɛθˈnɒdʒɪnɪ
gametogeny
ˌɡæmɪˈtɒdʒɪnɪ
homogeny
hɒˈmɒdʒɪnɪ
isogeny
aɪˈsɒdʒɪnɪ
metallogeny
ˌmetəˈlɒdʒɪnɪ
misogyny
mɪˈsɒdʒɪnɪ
pathogeny
pəˈθɒdʒɪnɪ
petrogeny
pəˈtrɒdʒɪnɪ
phylogeny
faɪˈlɒdʒɪnɪ
progeny
ˈprɒdʒɪnɪ
proterogyny
ˌprəʊtəˈrɒdʒɪnɪ
spermatogeny
ˌspɜːməˈtɒdʒɪnɪ
sporogeny
spɔːˈrɒdʒɪnɪ
thaumatogeny
ˌθɔːməˈtɒdʒɪnɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OROGENY

orobanchaceous
orogen
orogeneses
orogenesis
orogenetic
orogenetically
orogenic
orogenically
orographer
orographic
orographical
orographically
orography
oroide
orological
orologically
orologist
orology
orometer
oronasal

WORDS THAT END LIKE OROGENY

autogeny
biogeny
cryogeny
cytogeny
endogeny
geomorphogeny
heterogeny
histogeny
hysterogeny
lysogeny
monogeny
nomogeny
odontogeny
ontogeny
osteogeny
photogeny
phytogeny
polygeny
teratogeny
xenogeny
zoogeny

Synonyms and antonyms of orogeny in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «orogeny» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OROGENY

Find out the translation of orogeny to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of orogeny from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «orogeny» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

造山运动
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

orogenia
570 millions of speakers

English

orogeny
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ओरोजेनी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تكون الجبال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

орогения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

orogenia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পর্বতবিদ্যা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

orogenèse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Orogeny
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Orogenese
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

造山運動
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

조산 운동
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Orogeny
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

orogeny
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மலை உண்டாக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संचयजन्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dağ oluşumu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

orogenesi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

orogeneza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

орогенов
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

orogeny
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

orogeny
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

orogenie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bergskedjeveckningen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fjellkjededannelsen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of orogeny

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OROGENY»

The term «orogeny» is regularly used and occupies the 77.577 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OROGENY» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OROGENY»

Discover the use of orogeny in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to orogeny and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Gneiss Domes in Orogeny
Gneiss. domes. and. crustalflow. Donna L. Whitney* Christian Teyssier Department of Geology & Geophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA Olivier Vanderhaeghe Université Henri Poincaré Nancy 1 , Géologie ...
Donna Whitney, Christian Teyssier, Christine S. Siddoway, 2004
2
The Andes: Active Subduction Orogeny
Integrating the results from a variety of methods, this book provides a geophysical image of an active subduction orogen complimented by detailed geodetic data and a range of geological observations.
Onno Oncken, Guillermo Chong, Gerhard Franz, 2006
3
Did Westward Subduction Cause Cretaceous-Tertiary Orogeny in ...
Within the Sonora segment to the south, break-off magmatism was also prevalent.
Robert S. Hildebrand, 2009
4
A Mantle Xenolith Window Into the Grenville Orogeny of ...
The nature of the lithospheric mantle beneath orogenic belts is incompletely understood due to the paucity of mantle xenolith-bearing basaltic magmas in such regions.
Hobart Patrick Young, 2009
5
The Geology of Central Europe: Precambrian and palaeozoic
The Cadomian Orogeny comprises a series of complex sedimentary, magmatic and tectonometamorphic events that spanned the period from the mid- Neoproterozoic (c\ 750 Ma) to the earliest Cambrian (c. 540-530 Ma) along the periphery of ...
Tom McCann, 2008
6
Continental Reactivation and Reworking
The intraplate orogeny in central Australia seems to have occurred without the association of a significant collisional orogenic event at the plate boundary. In contrast, the present-day Tian Shan may be viewed as a consequence of the plate ...
Jodie A. Miller, 2001
7
Orogeny through time
This book presents a series of review articles on nine important ancient orogens on Earth.
Jean-Pierre Burg, Mary Ford, Geological Society of London, 1997
8
Orogeny: Orogeny, Laramide Orogeny, Geology of the North ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, Books LLC, 2010
9
Origin of Igneous Rocks: The Isotopic Evidence
The Coutchiching and Keewatin rocks were folded, metamorphosed, and intruded by granite plutons during the Laurentian orogeny. After uplift and erosion of the Laurentian complex, sedimentary rocks of the Knife Lake (Seine River) Series ...
Gunter Faure, 2001
10
The Sedimentary Basins of the United States and Canada
Laramide Orogeny 430 3. Basin Distribution and Classification 430 4. Timing of Laramide Deformation 432 5. Basin Structure 435 6. Depositional Systems 437 7. Tectonics of the Laramide Orogeny 443 Acknowledgments 446 References 446 ...
Andrew D. Miall, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OROGENY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term orogeny is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Noricum Gold Discovers “large limonitic outcrop” great for speed …
These veinlets are considered as a remobilization of the ore that occurred during the Alpine orogeny. The Company has published a Summary ... «DirectorsTalk Interviews, Jul 15»
2
Mother Lode Geology: Mighty Sierra begins to rise
It's been called the ancestral Sierra Nevada or the Nevadan orogeny and formed between 180 million and 140 million years ago. It included ... «Calaveras Enterprise, Jul 15»
3
Peninsula Energy acquires satellite uranium project for Lance
The dome was uplifted during the Laramide Orogeny and consists of a Precambrian granitic and metamorphic core surrounded by outwardly ... «Proactive Investors USA & Canada, Jul 15»
4
Eagle Plains Commences 2015 Exploration in Seabee Gold Mine …
The property is transected by the N-S trending Tabbernor Lake fault system a major crustal shear system transecting the Trans Hudson orogeny ... «MarketWatch, Jun 15»
5
Research and Markets: New Concepts and Discoveries: Geological …
... porphyry copper, tungsten, orogeny, lithogeochemistry, 3-D resistivity and modeling, fault-surface mapping, airborne electromagnetics and ... «Business Wire, Jun 15»
6
Newly formed Rock Canyon Poets perform at Utah Arts Fest
Their first collaboration, “Orogeny,” of poems from 14 of the poets and designed by Austin Beckstrom was available at the arts festival. «Daily Herald, Jun 15»
7
You can buy a print version of Wikipedia for $500000 - it's over 530k …
... generating on Twitter @PrintWikipedia - they're up to volume 0802 at the time of writing 'Antiques Roadshow (series 27) - Antler orogeny.'. «BreakingNews.ie, Jun 15»
8
Nature Journal: Our mountains, 300M years in the making
This process is known as an 'orogeny.' The Appalachian mountains were formed in a series of three 'orogenic' events.” In the third event ... «Asheville Citizen-Times, Jun 15»
9
New Grand Canyon age research focuses on western Grand Canyon
The Piedmont region between central Virginia and New York City also experienced early Paleozoic orogeny, but no accreted terranes have ... «Science News, Jun 15»
10
Strategic Elements looks for minerals from meteorites in WA desert
Geoscience Australia interpreted multiple intrusions of the Albany Fraser Orogeny in the area around Lennis. Albany Fraser mafic-ultramafic ... «Proactive Investors Australia, Jun 15»

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