Diastrophism Definition

dī-ăstrə-fĭzəm
noun
The process by which the earth's surface is reshaped through rock movements and displacements.
Webster's New World
Formations so made.
Webster's New World

Origin of Diastrophism

  • From Greek diastrophē distortion from diastrephein to distort dia- apart dia– strephein to twist streb(h)- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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DDIDIA

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MSMISM

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diastrophism

Words Starting With D and Ending With M

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