# orogeny

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɒˈɹɒdʒɪni/ · frequency rank #86,601

## Definitions
1. The process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust.

## Etymology
From French orogénie, from Ancient Greek ὄρος (óros, “mountain, high ground”) + γενεια (geneia, “creation, birth, making”). By surface analysis, oro- + -geny.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/orogeny