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Orogenic vs Synorogenic - What's the difference?

orogenic | synorogenic |

In geology terms the difference between orogenic and synorogenic

is that orogenic is concerned with orogeny; pertaining to the creation of mountains while synorogenic is describing any process that accompanies an orogenic one.

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.

    • synorogenic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (geology) Describing any process that accompanies an orogenic one