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/ɒɹə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/ · adjective
(geology) 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.
Use orogenic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Orogenic means (geology) Concerned with orogeny; pertaining to the creation of mountains..
Common synonyms include orogenous.
Possible antonyms include taphrogenic.
For Suess, summing up folding and thrusting in a dozen mountain chains, orogenic events happened when the earth shrugged violently and pulled itself together.
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