Telogenesis
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Telogenesis is a noun meaning (geology) The process of erosion and oxidation that occurs when sedimentary rocks undergo uplift.
Meaning
(geology) The process of erosion and oxidation that occurs when sedimentary rocks undergo uplift.
More Meanings
- (medicine, anatomy) The final growth state of a hair or feather follicle
Example Sentences
[…] after the age of 30, the percentage in anagenesis begins to fall [20] and the proportion in telogenesis increases [11].
Telogenesis may result from regression, unroofing and the introduction of surface waters or complete exposure and weathering.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lithogenesy, orogenesis, epigenesis, pedogenesis, orogeny, diagenesis.
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