different between worldwide vs eustasy

English

Etymology

From world +? -wide.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?w??ldwa?d/, /?w??ld?wa?d/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?w?ld?wa?d/, /?w?ld?wa?d/
• Hyphenation: world?wide

Adjective

worldwide (comparative more worldwide, superlative most worldwide)

1. Spanning the world; global.

Alternative forms

• world-wide

Derived terms

• World Wide Web

Translations

Adverb

worldwide (not comparable)

1. Throughout the world.

   Synonyms: around the world, globally, internationally

Translations

English

Etymology

A back-formation from eustatic (borrowed from German eustatische (“eustatic”), from Ancient Greek ?? (eû, “well, good”) + ?????? (stásis, “standing”)) +? -y.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?ju?st?si/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?just?si/
• Hyphenation: eu?sta?sy

Noun

eustasy (plural eustasies)

1. (geology, oceanography) A worldwide change in sea level, especially one caused by melting ice or tectonic activity. [from 1940s]

Alternative forms

• eustacy

Derived terms

• glacioeustasy

Related terms

• eustatic
• eustatism

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References

Further reading

• sea level on Wikipedia.Wikipedia