词汇 | isostatic |
释义 | isostatic adjective environment , geology specializeduk /ˌaɪ.səˈstæt.ɪk/ us /ˌaɪ.səˈstæt̬.ɪk/ relating to isostasy (= the state of balance that is thought to exist in the earth's solid outer layer): Since the ice melted, there has been isostatic rebound, causing the tectonic plate to move. Some of these sea level changes are presumably isostatic as the land is rebounding or tipping. In the larger craters there will be some upward movement of the crater floor towards isostatic equilibrium. They have concluded that this rising is the result of isostatic recovery. |
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