diastrophism

n. 地壳运动, 地壳运动形成的地层

形容词:diastrophic 

di.as.tro.phism

n.（名词）
The process of deformation by which the major features of the earth`s crust, including continents, mountains, ocean beds, folds, and faults, are formed.
地壳变动：地壳上大陆、山脉、海床、褶皱和断层等主要地貌形成的变形过程

来源：
From Greek diastrophô [distortion]
源自 希腊语 diastrophô [变形]
from diastrephein [to distort]
源自 diastrephein [委屈]
dia- [apart] * see dia-
dia- [分开] *参见 dia-
strephein [to twist] * see streb(h)-
strephein [扭曲] *参见 streb(h)-

【引伸】
di.astroph.ic