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Vinony

orogeny

noun

  1. process by which mountains are formed
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Pronunciation: /ɒˈɹɒdʒɪni/ / /əˈɹɒdʒɪni/

noun

Etymology: From French orogénie, from Ancient Greek ὄρος (óros, “mountain, high ground”) + γενεια (geneia, “creation, birth, making”). By surface analysis, oro- + -geny.

  1. The process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust.

    “Coordinate term: taphrogeny”

    “The effects of Acadian orogeny are concentrated in central Newfoundland, decreasing in intensity to the east and west (Williams, this volume).”