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Orogenesis vs Orogenic - What's the difference?

orogenesis | orogenic |

In geology|lang=en terms the difference between orogenesis and orogenic

is that orogenesis is (geology) the process of mountain formation by deformation of the earth's crust see also orogeny while orogenic is (geology) concerned with orogeny; pertaining to the creation of mountains.

As a noun orogenesis

is (geology) the process of mountain formation by deformation of the earth's crust see also orogeny.

As an adjective orogenic is

(geology) concerned with orogeny; pertaining to the creation of mountains.

orogenesis

English

Noun

  • (geology) The process of mountain formation by deformation of the Earth's crust. See also orogeny.

    • Synonyms

    * orogeny

    orogenic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (geology) Concerned with orogeny; pertaining to the creation of mountains.
  • *2004 , Richard Fortey, The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 116:
  • *:For Suess, summing up folding and thrusting in a dozen mountain chains, orogenic events happened when the earth shrugged violently and pulled itself together.