Definition of Isostasy

1. Noun. (geology) a general equilibrium of the forces tending to elevate or depress the earth's crust.

Category relationships: Geology
Generic synonyms: Equilibrium

Definition of Isostasy

1. n. The state or quality of being isostatic.

Definition of Isostasy

1. the state of balance in the earth's crust [n -SIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Isostasy

isospondylous
isospora
Isospora belli
Isospora bigemina
Isospora canis
Isospora felis
Isospora rivolta
Isospora suis
isosporiasis
isosporic
isospories
isospory
isostacies
isostacy
isostasies
isostasy (current term)
isostatic
isostatically
isostemonous
isostemony
isostere
isosteric
isostery
isosthenuria
isosuccinic acid
isosulfamerazine
isosulfan blue
isosulphocyanate
isosulphocyanic
isotach

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