Definition
The geological process of the formation, uplift, and development of continents and continental platforms over geological time.
Etymology
From Greek 'epeira' (continent, mainland) + '-geny' (origin, formation). This geological term was developed in the 19th century to describe continental-scale tectonics.
Kelly Says
Epeirogeny is what makes the stable cores of continents stable—without it, we'd have no solid ground beneath our feet, and Earth would just be ocean and volcanic islands!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ኤፒሮጄኒያ
ʾɛpɪrʊɡɛnɪja
ARالعربية
إبيروجينيا
ʾabyrujīnīya
BNবাংলা
এপিরোজেনি
epirojeni
CACatalà
epeirogènesi
/əpɛjɾuˈʒɛnɛzi/
CSČeština
epeirogeneze
ɛpɛjroɡɛnɛzɛ
DADansk
epeirogenese
/ɛpɛʁoˈɡeˀnɛsə/
DEDeutsch
Epeirogenie
/eˈpaɪ̯ʁoːɡeːni/
ELΕλληνικά
επειρογένεση
epeiroyénsi
ESEspañol
epeirogenia
epeiroˈxenja
FAفارسی
اپیروژنی
ʾɛpɪrʊɡɛnɪ
FISuomi
epeirogeeni
/epeiroˈɡeːni/
FRFrançais
épeirogenèse
/e.pɛʁ.ɔ.ʒɛnɛz/
HAHA
epeirojeni
epeirojeni
HEעברית
אפירוגניה
ʾɛpɪrʊɡɛnɪja
HIहिन्दी
एपीरोजेनी
epīrojenī
HUMagyar
epeirogenetikus
ɛpɛjroɡɛnɛtikus
IDBahasa Indonesia
epeirogeni
epeirojeni
IGIG
epeirogeni
epeirojeni
ITItaliano
epeirogenesi
epeiroˈdʒɛnɛzi
KKKK
эпейрогения
ɛpʲɪrɔˈɡɛnɪjə
KMKM
អេពីរូជនិយ
ʔaepiːruːcənɨj
MSBahasa Melayu
epeirogeni
epeirojeni
MYမြန်မာ
အီပီရိုဂျီနီ
ʔīpījòdʒìnì
NLNederlands
epeirogenese
/eˈpɛirəɣɛnɛzə/
NONorsk
epeirogenese
/ɛpɛrʊˈɡeːnɛsə/
PAPA
ਐਪੀਰੋਜੇਨੀ
ʾɛpɪrʊɡɛnɪ
PLPolski
epeirogeneza
ɛpɛrɔɡɛˈnɛza
PTPortuguês
epeirogênese
epeiroˈʒɛnizi
RORomână
epeirogenie
epeirojenie
RUРусский
эпейрогения
ɛpʲɪrɐˈɡʲɛnʲɪjə
SVSvenska
epeirogenes
/ɛpɛrʊˈɡeːnɛs/
SWKiswahili
epeirojeni
epeirojeni
TAதமிழ்
எபிரோஜெனி
eppirojeni
TEతెలుగు
ఎపిరోజెనీ
epirojeni
THไทย
อีเปรอเจนี
ʔīːprɤːtɕʰēːnīː
TLTL
epeiroheniya
epeiroheniya
TRTürkçe
epeirojeni
epeirojeni
UKУкраїнська
епейрогенія
ɛpejroˈɦɛnɪja
URاردو
اپیروجینی
ʾapīrujīnī
VITiếng Việt
epeirogeny
epeirojeni
YOYO
epeirogeniki
epeirojeniki
ZH中文
陆台成因运动
lùtáichéngyīn yùndòng
ZUZU
epeirojeni
epeirojeni