HyperDic: diastrophism

English > 1 sense of the word *diastrophism*:
NOUN	process	diastrophism	the process of deformation that produces continents and ocean basins in the earth's crust

diastrophism > pronunciation
Sounds	dayae'strahfih.zahm
Rhymes	abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm...

English > *diastrophism*: 1 sense > noun 1, process
Meaning	The process of deformation that produces continents and ocean basins in the earth's crust.
Broader	geological process, geologic process	(geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified
Catalan	diastrofisme