orogenesis
Peaks being born
Orogenesis is the geological process by which mountains form, typically through the collision and compression of tectonic plates over millions of years.
The Himalayas resulted from orogenesis when the Indian subcontinent collided with Asia.
The adjective is orogenic: orogenic belts, orogenic activity.
Geological uplift process
- upliftRaise emotionally or physically
- foldingBending something over itself
- faultingAttributing blame to another
- subductionPlate descending beneath another
convergence · accretion · thrust · collision · compression · nappe · foreland basin · terrane
mountain building
Geological uplift process
- upliftRaise emotionally or physically
- foldingBending something over itself
- faultingAttributing blame to another
subduction · convergence · accretion · thrust · collision · compression · nappe · foreland basin · terrane · plate boundary
cordillera
Linked mountain ranges
plateau · ridge · escarpment · sierra · highland · summit · peak · elevation · terrain · topography
orogenesiserosion
Gradual wearing away
denudation · degradation · weathering · glacial erosion · leveling
generation, generate, generator, genetic, genesis, orogeny, orogenic, orogenetic