isostatic

American  

[ahy-suh-stat-ik] / ˌaɪ səˈstæt ɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characterized by isostasy.

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Other Word Forms

• isostatically adverb

Etymology

Origin of isostatic

First recorded in 1885–90; iso- + static

Example Sentences

“Mount Everest and its neighbouring peaks are growing because the isostatic rebound is raising them up faster than erosion is wearing them down,” fellow co-author of the study Dr Matthew Fox told the BBC.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2024

But when this began to melt 9,600 years ago, the land began to rise in a process called isostatic rebound.

From The Guardian • Jul. 2, 2017

Glacial isostatic rebound causes the relative sea-level to fall or rise less quickly as seen from the land.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

Figure 9.17 Illustration of the isostatic relationship between the crust and the mantle.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

For this purpose, one must reduce observed values of gravity to sea level by various reductions, such as free-air, Bouguer, isostatic reductions.

From Development of Gravity Pendulums in the 19th Century Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, Papers 34-44 On Science and Technology, Smithsonian Institution, 1966 by Lenzen, Victor Fritz