eustatic

eustatic
of or pertaining to eustasy

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  • eustatic — EUSTÁTIC, Ă adj. Referitor la eustatism. [pron. e us . / < fr. eustatique]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN …   Dicționar Român

  • eustatic — eustasy ► NOUN ▪ a change of sea level throughout the world, caused typically by movements of parts of the earth s crust or melting of glaciers. DERIVATIVES eustatic adjective. ORIGIN from Greek eu well + statikos static …   English terms dictionary

  • eustatic — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1906 relating to or characterized by worldwide change of sea level …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • eustatic — rise in sea level relative to the exposed land still depressed after melting of the glaciers …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • eustatic — See eustasy. * * * …   Universalium

  • eustatic — eu·stat·ic …   English syllables

  • eustatic —   a. pertaining to worldwide changes in sea level.    ♦ eustasy, n …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • eustatic — …   Useful english dictionary

  • eustatic adjustment —   changes in sea level due to changes in the volume of water held in the ocean store …   Geography glossary

  • eustasy — eustatic /yooh stat ik/, adj. eustatically, adv. /yooh steuh see/, n., pl. eustasies. Geol. any uniformly global change of sea level that may reflect a change in the quantity of water in the ocean, or a change in the shape and capacity of the… …   Universalium

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