orogenic

English

Etymology

From orogeny +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɒɹə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/

Adjective

orogenic (not comparable)

1. (geology) Concerned with orogeny; pertaining to the creation of mountains.

   Synonym: orogenous

   • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 116:

     For Suess, summing up folding and thrusting in a dozen mountain chains, orogenic events happened when the earth shrugged violently and pulled itself together.

Antonyms

• taphrogenic

Derived terms

• anorogenic
• nonorogenic
• orogenically
• orogenic belt
• synorogenic

Translations

Translations

Chinese: Mandarin: 造山 (zh) (zàoshān) French: orogénique (fr) German: gebirgsbildend Greek: ορογενετικός (el) (orogenetikós) Irish: oraigineach Italian: orogenico Polish: orogeniczny (pl), górotwórczy (pl) Portuguese: orogénico (pt) (Portugal), orogênico (pt) (Brazil) Spanish: orogénico (es)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French orogénique.

Adjective

orogenic m or n (feminine singular orogenică, masculine plural orogenici, feminine/neuter plural orogenice)

1. orogenic

Declension

Declension of orogenic

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	orogenic		orogenică		orogenici	orogenice
	definite	orogenicul		orogenica		orogenicii	orogenicele
genitive- dative	indefinite	orogenic		orogenice		orogenici	orogenice
	definite	orogenicului		orogenicei		orogenicilor	orogenicelor