isostatic
adjective
of, relating to, or characterized by isostasy.
isostatically
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a word derived from
isostatic.
Example Sentences
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In areas of continental glaciation, the crust is depressed isostatically by crustal loading from the weight of thick glacial ice.
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This chunk of isostatically buoyant lithosphere sits partially submerged and partially exposed to the asthenosphere, like an ice cube floating in a glass of water.
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