paleostress

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noun

Ancient stress (in rocks)

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Meanings

nounpaleostress (plural paleostresses)

plural paleostresses

  1. geographyAncient stress (in rocks)

Origin

From paleo- + stress.

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APA

paleostress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleostress

MLA

“paleostress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleostress. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paleostress,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleostress.

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