˜yÐÄvlog

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eustasy

or ±ð³Ü·²õ³Ù²¹Â·³Š²â

[ yoo-stuh-see ]

noun

Geology.
plural eustasies.
  1. 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 ocean basins.
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ð³Ü·²õ³Ù²¹³Ù·Ÿ±³Š [yoo-, stat, -ik], adjective
  • ±ð³Ü·²õ³Ù²¹³Ùi·³Š²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of eustasy1

1945–50; nominalization of eustatic caused by eustasy (< German eustatisch, coined by Austrian geologist Edward Suess (1831–1914); eu-, static ), with -stasy for -stasis stasis, probably on the model of ecstasy

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