isostasy

1. (geology) a general equilibrium of the forces tending to elevate or depress the earth's crust (synset 114026917)
   referred to in: geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
   is a type of: equilibrium - a stable situation in which forces cancel one another

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