| 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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