eustacy

Variant of eustasy

eustasy definition

eu·stasy or eustacy eu′·stacy (yo̵̅o̅′stə sē)

noun pl. eustasies -·sies, eustacies -·cies

a uniform, worldwide change in the water level of the oceans

Related Forms:

  • eustatic eu·stat′ic (yo̵̅o̅ stat′ik) adjective

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