different between orogenesis vs orocline

orogenesis

English

Etymology

oro- +? -genesis

Noun

orogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural orogeneses)

  1. (geology) The process of mountain formation by deformation of the Earth's crust.

Synonyms

  • orogeny

Translations

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orocline

English

Etymology

Coined by Carey in 1955. ("The orocline concept in geotectonics", Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 89: 255-288)

Noun

orocline (plural oroclines)

  1. (geology) A mountain belt whose process of deformation is visible.
  2. (geology) Any mountain belt with significant curvature.

Related terms

  • orogenesis
  • orogenous
  • orogeny

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