epeirogenesis

E1P3E1I1R1O1G2E1N1E1S1I1S1

noun

Formation of continents, ocean basins and plateaus via movements of earth's crust.

OriginAncient Greek ἤπειρος →
Scrabble 16
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounepeirogenesis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablegeographyFormation of continents, ocean basins and plateaus via movements of earth's crust.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἤπειρος“land”
  2. Englishepeirogenesis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἤπειρος (ḗpeiros, “land”) + -genesis.

More words from Ancient Greek

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Greek ηπειρογένεση
  • ηπειρογένεση (ipeirogénesi)formation of continents, etc via movements of earth's crust
Irish eipirigineas
  • eipirigineasformation of continents, etc via movements of earth's crust
Portuguese epirogênese, epirogénese
  • epirogêneseformation of continents, etc via movements of earth's crust
  • epirogéneseformation of continents, etc via movements of earth's crust
Cite this entry
APA

epeirogenesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epeirogenesis

MLA

“epeirogenesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epeirogenesis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epeirogenesis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epeirogenesis.

Source: epeirogenesis on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.