Definition of Variscan in English:

Variscan

adjective vəˈrɪsk(ə)nvəˈriskən

Geology

another term for Hercynian
Example sentencesExamples
- Throughout the Sudetes, and perhaps the Variscan belt, Early Palaeozoic granitic magmatism caused deformation, possibly on a batholithic scale.
- In the late Carboniferous the northern Variscan foreland was situated just north of the Equator, and strong trade winds occurred in the equatorial belt.
- The northern part of the Iberian Variscan belt forms the central zone of the Ibero-Armorican arc, an arched belt of several stacked thrust units.
- The sandstones deposited differ from all the earlier sandstones in that they contain low-grade metamorphic debris derived from the Variscan orogenic belt.
- During Variscan orogenesis further deformation and magmatism affected the North Armorican Massif.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Latin Varisci (the name of a Germanic tribe) + -an.

Definition of Variscan in US English:

Variscan

adjectivevəˈriskən

Geology

another term for Hercynian
Example sentencesExamples
- Throughout the Sudetes, and perhaps the Variscan belt, Early Palaeozoic granitic magmatism caused deformation, possibly on a batholithic scale.
- In the late Carboniferous the northern Variscan foreland was situated just north of the Equator, and strong trade winds occurred in the equatorial belt.
- The northern part of the Iberian Variscan belt forms the central zone of the Ibero-Armorican arc, an arched belt of several stacked thrust units.
- During Variscan orogenesis further deformation and magmatism affected the North Armorican Massif.
- The sandstones deposited differ from all the earlier sandstones in that they contain low-grade metamorphic debris derived from the Variscan orogenic belt.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Latin Varisci (the name of a Germanic tribe) + -an.

单词	Variscan
释义	Definition of Variscan in English: Variscan adjective vəˈrɪsk(ə)nvəˈriskən Geology another term for Hercynian Example sentencesExamples Throughout the Sudetes, and perhaps the Variscan belt, Early Palaeozoic granitic magmatism caused deformation, possibly on a batholithic scale. In the late Carboniferous the northern Variscan foreland was situated just north of the Equator, and strong trade winds occurred in the equatorial belt. The northern part of the Iberian Variscan belt forms the central zone of the Ibero-Armorican arc, an arched belt of several stacked thrust units. The sandstones deposited differ from all the earlier sandstones in that they contain low-grade metamorphic debris derived from the Variscan orogenic belt. During Variscan orogenesis further deformation and magmatism affected the North Armorican Massif. Origin Early 20th century: from Latin Varisci (the name of a Germanic tribe) + -an. Definition of Variscan in US English: Variscan adjectivevəˈriskən Geology another term for Hercynian Example sentencesExamples Throughout the Sudetes, and perhaps the Variscan belt, Early Palaeozoic granitic magmatism caused deformation, possibly on a batholithic scale. In the late Carboniferous the northern Variscan foreland was situated just north of the Equator, and strong trade winds occurred in the equatorial belt. The northern part of the Iberian Variscan belt forms the central zone of the Ibero-Armorican arc, an arched belt of several stacked thrust units. During Variscan orogenesis further deformation and magmatism affected the North Armorican Massif. The sandstones deposited differ from all the earlier sandstones in that they contain low-grade metamorphic debris derived from the Variscan orogenic belt. Origin Early 20th century: from Latin Varisci (the name of a Germanic tribe) + -an.
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