ep·ei·rog·e·ny

(ĕp′ī-rŏj′ə-nē)

n. pl. ep·ei·rog·e·nies

Uplift or depression of the earth's crust, affecting large areas of land or ocean bottom.

[Greek ēpeiros, continent + -geny.]

e·pei′ro·gen′ic (ĭ-pī′rō-jĕn′ĭk) adj.

e·pei′ro·gen′i·cal·ly adv.

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epeirogenically

(ɪˌpaɪrəʊˈdʒɛnɪkəlɪ)

adv

(Physical Geography) in the manner of epeirogeny

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References in periodicals archive

In the author's opinion, the recent recognition of significant unconformities throughout the Avalonian cover sequence and the interpretation of its depositional setting on an epeirogenically active platform (Landing 1996; Landing and Westrop 1998) are of considerable importance to the single- versus multi-terrane argument.

Contrasting geology in the Pocologan River and Long Reach areas: implications for the New River belt and correlations in Southern New Brunswick and Maine

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