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isostasy definition

isos·tasy (ī säs′tə sē)

noun

  1. a condition in which there is equal pressure on every side
  2. Geol. approximate equilibrium in large, equal areas of the earth's crust, preserved by the action of gravity upon the different substances in the crust in proportion to their densities

Etymology: < iso- + Gr stasis, a standing still: see stasis

Related Forms:

  • isostatic i′so·stat′ic (ī′sō stat′ik, -sə-) 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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