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Definition of Eustatic
1. eustacy [adj] - See also: eustacy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eustatic
Literary usage of Eustatic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Face of the Earth: (Das Antlitz Der Erde) by Eduard Suess (1906)
"eustatic negative movement. Transgressions. eustatic positive movement. Inadequacy of
eustatic movements. River mouths and river terraces. ..."
2. Landscape Archaeology in Southern Epirus, Greece 1 by James Wiseman (2003)
"It has been shown that relative sea level is more useful and appropriate than
eustatic sea level for paleogeographic reconstruction with archaeological ..."
3. Geology of the Non-metallic Mineral Deposits Other Than Silicates by Amadeus William Grabau (1920)
"Positive eustatic Movements.—This name is applied to u widespread advance or
transgressive movement of the sea, in which the oceans creep over the shallow ..."
4. Drawing Louisiana's New Map: Addressing Land Loss in Coastal Louisiana by National Academies Press (U.S.) (2006)
"Relative Sea Level Rise eustatic sea level rise occurs with respect to an absolute
datum (and is reported as a worldwide average) as opposed to relative sea ..."
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