di.as.tro.phism
n.(名词)The process of deformation by which the major features of the earth`s crust, including continents, mountains, ocean beds, folds, and faults, are formed.地壳变动:地壳上大陆、山脉、海床、褶皱和断层等主要地貌形成的变形过程
来源:From Greek diastrophô [distortion] 源自 希腊语 diastrophô [变形] from diastrephein [to distort] 源自 diastrephein [委屈] dia- [apart] * see dia- dia- [分开] *参见 dia-strephein [to twist] * see streb(h)- strephein [扭曲] *参见 streb(h)-
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di.astroph.ic