orogeny

== English == === Etymology === From French orogénie, from Ancient Greek ὄρος (óros, “mountain, high ground”) + γενεια (geneia, “creation, birth, making”). By surface analysis, oro- +‎ -geny. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɒˈɹɒdʒɪni/, /əˈɹɒdʒɪni/ === Noun === orogeny (countable and uncountable, plural orogenies) (geology) The process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust. Synonym: orogenesis Coordinate term: taphrogeny ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== orogeny on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === goonery