Definition of orogen in English:

orogen

noun ˈɒrədʒ(ə)nˈôrəˌjen

Geology

A belt of the earth's crust involved in the formation of mountains.
〔地质〕造山带
Example sentencesExamples
- The Delamerian Orogen is a compressional orogen developed by westward vergent folds and thrust faults.
- Several features of the mountain belt are atypical when compared with other Palaeozoic orogens such as the Appalachians, Caledonides and Variscides.
- In the southern half of the Caledonian orogen, sedimentation in the post-Caledonian continental basins started significantly earlier, in the Mid-Devonian.
- Together with the Appalachian, Caledonian and Variscan orogens, the Uralian orogeny contributed to the assembly of the late Palaeozoic supercontinent of Pangaea.
- These collision zones are known as orogenic belts, and the mountains are referred to as orogens.

Origin

1920s: from Greek oros 'mountain' + -gen.

Definition of orogen in US English:

orogen

nounˈôrəˌjen

Geology

A belt of the earth's crust involved in the formation of mountains.
〔地质〕造山带
Example sentencesExamples
- Several features of the mountain belt are atypical when compared with other Palaeozoic orogens such as the Appalachians, Caledonides and Variscides.
- Together with the Appalachian, Caledonian and Variscan orogens, the Uralian orogeny contributed to the assembly of the late Palaeozoic supercontinent of Pangaea.
- These collision zones are known as orogenic belts, and the mountains are referred to as orogens.
- The Delamerian Orogen is a compressional orogen developed by westward vergent folds and thrust faults.
- In the southern half of the Caledonian orogen, sedimentation in the post-Caledonian continental basins started significantly earlier, in the Mid-Devonian.

Origin

1920s: from Greek oros ‘mountain’ + -gen.

单词	orogen
释义	Definition of orogen in English: orogen noun ˈɒrədʒ(ə)nˈôrəˌjen Geology A belt of the earth's crust involved in the formation of mountains. 〔地质〕造山带 Example sentencesExamples The Delamerian Orogen is a compressional orogen developed by westward vergent folds and thrust faults. Several features of the mountain belt are atypical when compared with other Palaeozoic orogens such as the Appalachians, Caledonides and Variscides. In the southern half of the Caledonian orogen, sedimentation in the post-Caledonian continental basins started significantly earlier, in the Mid-Devonian. Together with the Appalachian, Caledonian and Variscan orogens, the Uralian orogeny contributed to the assembly of the late Palaeozoic supercontinent of Pangaea. These collision zones are known as orogenic belts, and the mountains are referred to as orogens. Origin 1920s: from Greek oros 'mountain' + -gen. Definition of orogen in US English: orogen nounˈôrəˌjen Geology A belt of the earth's crust involved in the formation of mountains. 〔地质〕造山带 Example sentencesExamples Several features of the mountain belt are atypical when compared with other Palaeozoic orogens such as the Appalachians, Caledonides and Variscides. Together with the Appalachian, Caledonian and Variscan orogens, the Uralian orogeny contributed to the assembly of the late Palaeozoic supercontinent of Pangaea. These collision zones are known as orogenic belts, and the mountains are referred to as orogens. The Delamerian Orogen is a compressional orogen developed by westward vergent folds and thrust faults. In the southern half of the Caledonian orogen, sedimentation in the post-Caledonian continental basins started significantly earlier, in the Mid-Devonian. Origin 1920s: from Greek oros ‘mountain’ + -gen.
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