noun ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The deformation of the Earth's crust to form the continents, mountains and other large features countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the process of deformation that produces continents and ocean basins in the earth's crust wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

apoplexybreakupcataclysmclimaxconvulsiondisaster

Etymology

From dia + strophism.

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