Dictionary

orogenic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ɒɹə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree English orogeny Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English orogenic From orogeny + -ic.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Concerned with orogeny; pertaining to the creation of mountains.
   • For Suess, summing up folding and thrusting in a dozen mountain chains, orogenic events happened when the earth shrugged violently and pulled itself together. 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 116:

Antonyms

taphrogenic

Deriveds

nonorogenic · orogenically · orogenic belt · synorogenic · anorogenic

Synonyms

orogenous

Translations (12)

pl orogeniczny (Translations) · de gebirgsbildend (Translations) · es orogénico (Translations) · pt orogênico (Translations) · fr orogénique (Translations) · el ορογενετικός (Translations) · pl górotwórczy (Translations) · ca orogènic (Translations) · ga oraigineach (Translations) · it orogenico (Translations) · cmn 造山 (Translations) · pt orogénico (Translations)