Meanings
nounorogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural orogeneses)
plural orogeneses
- countableuncountablegeographyThe process of mountain formation by deformation of the Earth's crust.
Synonyms: orogeny
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe process of mountain formation by deformation of the Earth's crust.
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Origin
From oro- (“mountain”) + -genesis.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تَكَوُّنُ الجِبَالِ
- تَكَوُّنُ الجِبَالِ (takawwunu l-jibāli)the process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust
Catalan orogènesi
- orogènesithe process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust
Chinese Mandarin 造山運動 /造山运动
- 造山運動 /造山运动 (zàoshān yùndòng)the process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust
Czech orogeneze
- orogenezethe process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust
Dutch orogenese
- orogenesethe process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust
Finnish orogenia
- orogeniathe process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust
French orogenèse
- orogenèsethe process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust
German Orogenese, Gebirgsbildung
- Orogenesethe process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust
- Gebirgsbildungthe process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust
Greek ορογένεση
- ορογένεση (orogénesi)the process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust
Hungarian hegységképződés, hegyképződés
- hegységképződésthe process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust
- hegyképződésthe process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust
- orogenezisthe process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust
Irish oraigineas
- oraigineasthe process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust
Japanese 造山運動
- 造山運動 (zōzanundō)the process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust
Korean 조산운동
- 조산운동 (josanundong)the process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust
Latin orogenesis
- orogenesisthe process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust
Persian کوهزایی
- کوهزاییthe process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust
Portuguese orogênese, orogénese
- orogênesethe process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust
- orogénesethe process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust
Russian горообразование, орогенез
- горообразование (goroobrazovanije)the process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust
- орогенез (orogenez)the process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust
Spanish orogénesis
- orogénesisthe process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust
Tamil மலை பிறப்பு
- மலை பிறப்பு (malai piṟappu)the process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust
Thai การก่อเทือกเขา
- การก่อเทือกเขาthe process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust
Turkish orojenez
- orojenezthe process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust
Vietnamese kiến tạo sơn, kiến tạo núi
- kiến tạo sơnthe process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust
- kiến tạo núithe process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust
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APA
orogenesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orogenesis
MLA
“orogenesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orogenesis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orogenesis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orogenesis.
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