taphrogeny

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noun

The process of trench formation by the downward folding of the Earth's crust.

“Coordinate term: orogeny”

OriginAncient Greek τάφρος →
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Meanings

nountaphrogeny (countable and uncountable, plural taphrogenies)

plural taphrogenies

  1. countableuncountablegeographyThe process of trench formation by the downward folding of the Earth's crust.

    Coordinate term: orogeny

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτάφρος“ditch; trench; moat”
  2. Englishtaphrogeny

From Ancient Greek τάφρος (táphros, “ditch; trench; moat”) + γενεια (geneia, “creation; birth; making”). By surface analysis, taphro- + -geny.

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