orogenic

English

Etymology

From orogeny +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ɒɹə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/

Adjective

orogenic (comparative more orogenic, superlative most orogenic)

(geology) Concerned with orogeny; pertaining to the creation of mountains.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 116:
  For Suess, summing up folding and thrusting in a dozen mountain chains, orogenic events happened when the earth shrugged violently and pulled itself together.

Synonyms

orogenous

Derived terms

anorogenic

Translations

Concerned with orogeny

French: orogénique (fr)
German: gebirgsbildend
Greek: ορογενετικός (el) (orogenetikós)

Irish: oraigineach
Italian: orogenetico

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