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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The movement of the solid part of the earth until it is in balance; <br/>''also called'' isostatic compensation.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The prime example of isostatic adjustment is the continents | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The movement of the solid part of the earth until it is in balance; <br/>''also called'' isostatic compensation.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The prime example of isostatic adjustment is the continents "floating" on the denser parts of the crust.</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:31, 20 February 2012
isostatic adjustment
The movement of the solid part of the earth until it is in balance;
also called isostatic compensation.
also called isostatic compensation.
The prime example of isostatic adjustment is the continents "floating" on the denser parts of the crust.
