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ISOSTASY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(geology) a general equilibrium of the forces tending to elevate or depress the earth's crust
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("isostasy" is a kind of...):
equilibrium (a stable situation in which forces cancel one another)
Domain category:
geology (a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks)
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