diastrophism

noun di·as·tro·phism \dī-ˈas-trə-ˌfi-zəm\

Definition of DIASTROPHISM

— di·a·stroph·ic \ˌdī-ə-ˈsträ-fik\ adjective

— di·a·stroph·i·cal·ly \-fi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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Greek diastrophē twisting, from diastrephein to distort, from dia- + strephein to twist

First Known Use: 1890

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