HyperDic: isostasy

English > 1 sense of the word isostasy:
NOUNstateisostasy(geology) a general equilibrium of the forces tending to elevate or depress the earth's crust
English > isostasy: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning(geology) a general equilibrium of the forces tending to elevate or depress the earth's crust.
CategorygeologyA science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks / rocks
BroaderequilibriumA stable situation in which forces cancel one another
Spanishisostasia
Catalanisostàsia

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