NOUN | state | isostasy | (geology) a general equilibrium of the forces tending to elevate or depress the earth's crust |
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Meaning | (geology) a general equilibrium of the forces tending to elevate or depress the earth's crust. | |
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Category | geology | A science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks / rocks |
Broader | equilibrium | A stable situation in which forces cancel one another |
Spanish | isostasia | |
Catalan | isostàsia |
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