- eustatic
- adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1906 relating to or characterized by worldwide change of sea level
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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 — rise in sea level relative to the exposed land still depressed after melting of the glaciers … Dictionary of ichthyology
eustatic — See eustasy. * * * … Universalium
eustatic — adjective of or pertaining to eustasy … Wiktionary
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
