orogeny
noun
the process of mountain making or upheaval.
orogenic
-
a word derived from
orogeny.
Example Sentences
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In the wake of Baltasar Kormákur’s Everest and the documentary Meru, both released in 2015, comes Mountain, an exploration of our modern fascination with the world’s orogenic zones.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 13, 2017
Garnet, in contrast to zircon, is primarily a metamorphic mineral that forms during orogenic or mountain building events.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2011
The species pulcher probably differentiated from the remaining lineatus stock during the Early Pleistocene orogenic upheaval in Guatemala.
From A Revision of Snakes of the Genus Conophis (Family Colubridae, from Middle America) by John Wellman
While, according to some of the published sections, the uplifting force would seem to have influenced the final results of the orogenic movements, a discussion of its effects would not be profitable.
From The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays by John Joly
The close of the early Carboniferous period was marked by an augmentation of the orogenic movements.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
