orogen

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English

Etymology

See orogeny and -gen.

Noun

orogen (plural orogens)

  1. (geology) The rock deformed by an orogeny.
  2. A mountain pass.

Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

Back-formation from orogeneză

Noun

orogen n (plural orogene)

  1. orogen

Declension