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diastrophism definition

di·as·tro·phism (dī as′trə fiz′əm)

noun

  1. the process by which the earth's surface is reshaped through rock movements and displacements
  2. formations so made

Etymology: < Gr diastrophē, distortion < diastrephein, to turn aside, distort < dia-, aside + strephein, to turn (see strophe) + -ism

Related Forms:

  • diastrophic di′a·stroph′ic (dī′ə sträf′ik) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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