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   Isostasy
   The tendency of the Earth`s crust to maintain a state of near equilibrium, i.e., if anything occurs to modify the existing state, a compensation change will occur to maintain a balance.
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   Isostasy
   (Greek iso-, 'same') Isostasy is the concept that the elevation of the Earth's surface (over tens of millions of years) seeks a balance between the weight of lithospheric rocks and the buoyancy of asthenospheric 'fluid' (nearly-molten rock). Gentle regional movement of the lithosphere occurs in resp...
   Found op http://www.homepage.montana.edu/~geol445/hyperglac/glossary.htm
   
   
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   Isostasy
   I·sos'ta·sy noun [ See Iso- ; Stasis .] The state or quality of being isostatic. Specif. (Geol.) , general equilibrium in the earth's crust, supposed to be maintained by the yielding or flow of rock material beneath the surface unde...
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   Isostasy
   • (n.) The state or quality of being isostatic. • (n.) general equilibrium in the earth`s crust, supposed to be maintained by the yielding or flow of rock material beneath the surface under gravitative stress. By the theory of isostasy each unit column of the earth, from surface to center,...
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   isostasy
   ideal theoretical balance of all large portions of Earth`s lithosphere as though they were floating on the denser underlying layer, the ... [8 related articles]
   Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/i/45
   
   
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   isostasy
   isostasy 1. A state of equilibrium between forces such as accumulated ice pushing down on a section of the Earth’s surface and those pushing up from below. 2. A theory of the condition of approximate equilibrium in the outer part of the earth, such that the gravitational effect of masses extend...
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   Isostasy
   Isostasy (Greek ísos "equal", stásis "standstill") is a term used in geology to refer to the state of gravitational equilibrium between the earth`s lithosphere and asthenosphere such that the tectonic plates "float" at an elevation which depends on their thickness and density. This concept is inv...
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   isostasy
   isostasy (īsos'tusē) : see continent.
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   Isostasy
   Isostasy is a geological theory explaining the general equilibrium in the earth's crust, which is supposed to be maintained by the yielding or flow of rock material beneath the surface under gravitative stress. By the theory of
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    isostasy
    Condition of gravitational equilibrium of all parts of the Earth's crust. The crust is in isostatic equilibrium if, below a certain depth, the weight and thus pressure of rocks above is the same everywhere. The idea is that the lithosphere floats on the asthenosphere as a piece of wood floats on ......
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0006406.html
    
    
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    Isostasy
    The way in which the lithosphere 'floats' on the asthenosphere.
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