isostasy
Kelime Anlamı :

1. izostasi.
2. izostazi.
3. dünya üst tabakasının dengesi.
Tanımlar :
1. equilibrium in the earth's crust such that the forces tending to elevate landmasses balance the forces tending to depress landmasses.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. the state of balance or pressure equilibrium thought to exist within the earth's crust, whereby the upper lithosphere floats on denser magma beneath.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. the state or quality of being isostatic.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. in physical, balance or equilibrium; the property of attaining a condition of stable equilibrium when under the action of permanent stress.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. (geology) a general equilibrium of the forces tending to elevate or depress the earth's crust
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.