orogen: Meaning and Definition of

or•o•gen

Pronunciation: (ôr'u-jen", -jun, ōr'-), [key]
— n. Geol.
  1. an extensive belt of rocks deformed by orogeny, associated in places with plutonic and metamorphic rocks.
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