orogeny (noun)
or-oj-en-ee
A process in which a section of the earth’s crust is folded and deformed by lateral compression to form a mountain range.
Example sentences
“The process is visible in the alpine erogenies.”
Tripartite (adj) triy-part-iyt Divided into or consisting of three parts. Agreed by three parties. 1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin tripartītus divided into three parts, equivalent to tri- tri- +…