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English > 1 sense of the word orogeny:
NOUNprocessorogenythe process of mountain formation (especially by the upward displacement of the earth's crust)
English > orogeny: 1 sense > noun 1, process
MeaningThe process of mountain formation (especially by the upward displacement of the earth's crust).
Broadergeological process, geologic process(geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified