diastrophism

• Substantiv, das die großräumige, meist langsame Verformung der Erdkruste bezeichnet, durch die Gebirge, Kontinente, ozeanische Becken und andere geologische Großstrukturen entstehen.

A noun referring to the process of deformation of the Earth's crust that produces continents, ocean basins, and other large-scale geological features.

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1. Crustal deformationC2formalscientific

   The process of deformation of the Earth's crust that creates large-scale features such as continents, ocean basins, and mountain ranges.

   Krustendeformation

   • Diastrophism is responsible for the formation of the Himalayan mountain range.
   • Geologists study diastrophism to understand the evolution of the Earth's surface.
   • The theory of plate tectonics explains many aspects of diastrophism.