isostatic compensation

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isostatic compensation [¦ī·sə′stad·ik ‚käm·pən′sā·shən]

(geology)

The process in which lateral transport at the surface of the earth by erosion or deposition is compensated by lateral movements in a subcrustal layer. Also known as isostatic adjustment; isostatic correction.

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