Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orogenous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oroge-nous
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to mountain-building; orogenic.

Example Sentences

"The gradual uplift of mountains is the most common form of orogenous activity."
"Within the remaining young circumpacific orogenous belt there are mainly two regions of special interest with regard to geothermal conditions left for consideration..."
"The Fergana intermountain depression falls into the orogenous class structures... Being part of post-Paleozoic activation region it has gone through a number of orogenous epochs..."
"[O]rogenous uplifts grow continuously..."
"Orogenous spruce, larch and arolla, mountain pine forests and plantations Western Palaearcic orogenous spruce forests"

Etymology

From orogeny + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: orogeny

Phrases

orogenous zone

Frequently Paired Words

orogenous zone

Questions

What does orogenous mean?: Of or relating to mountain-building; orogenic.
Where does orogenous come from?: From orogeny + -ous.

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