Meaning Of The Word Isostacy
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Isostacy Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Isostacy?
isostacy in British English
noun noun: the state of balance, or equilibrium, which sections of the earth's lithosphere (whether continental or oceanic) are thought ultimately to achieve when the vertical forces upon them remain unchanged. The lithosphere floats upon the semifluid asthenosphere |
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