Eustatic

/juːˈstætɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to changes in sea level that affect the entire world equally, rather than just one region.

Etymology

From Greek 'eu-' (good, well) + 'statikos' (causing to stand, static). The term was coined in geology to describe global sea-level changes as opposed to local or regional variations.

Kelly Says

Eustatic sea-level rises caused by melting ice sheets during warm periods have shaped human history—the flooding of land bridges separated populations and may have inspired ancient flood myths across cultures.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እዩስታቲክ
ey-yoo-stah-tik
ARالعربية
إستاتيكي
is-ta-tee-kee
BNবাংলা
যুস্ট্যাটিক
yoostah-tik
CACatalà
eustàtic
ew-stah-tik
CSČeština
eustatický
ey-stah-tee-tsee
DADansk
eustatisk
ey-stah-tisk
DEDeutsch
eustatisch
ay-stah-tish
ELΕλληνικά
ευστατικός
ef-stah-tee-kos
ESEspañol
eustático
ew-stah-tee-koh
FAفارسی
یوِستاتیک
yoo-stah-tee-k
FISuomi
eustattinen
ey-sta-ttih-nen
FRFrançais
eustatique
ew-statik
GUGU
યુસ્ટાટિક
yoo-stah-tik
HAHA
eustatik
ew-statik
HEעברית
אוסטטי
ow-stah-tee
HIहिन्दी
यूस्टेटिक
yoo-stah-teek
HUMagyar
eustatikus
ey-stah-tee-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
eustatik
ew-statik
IGIG
eustatic
ew-stah-tik
ITItaliano
eustatico
ew-stah-tee-koh
JA日本語
ユースタティック
yu-su-tat-ikku
KKKK
eustatik
ew-statik
KMKM
អ៊ូស្ថាទិក
oo-sta-dik
KO한국어
유스타틱
yu-seu-ta-tik
MRMR
यूस्टॅटिक
yoo-stah-tik
MSBahasa Melayu
eustatik
ew-statik
MYမြန်မာ
ယူစတॅတစ်
yew-sta-ttis
NLNederlands
eustatisch
ey-stah-tish
NONorsk
eustatisk
ey-stah-tisk
PAPA
ਇਸਟੈਟਿਕ
is-ta-tik
PLPolski
eustatyczny
ew-stah-tsee-ch-nee
PTPortuguês
eustático
ew-stah-tee-koh
RORomână
eustatic
ew-stah-tik
RUРусский
эвстатический
ev-stat-it-ches-ky
SVSvenska
eustatisk
ey-stah-tisk
SWKiswahili
eustatic
ew-stah-tik
TAதமிழ்
யூஸ்டாட்டிக்
yoo-sta-ttik
TEతెలుగు
యుస్టాటిక్
yoo-sta-tik
THไทย
ยูสตาติก
yew-sta-tik
TLTL
eustatik
ew-statik
TRTürkçe
eustatik
ew-statik
UKУкраїнська
естатичний
ye-stat-it-ch-nyy
URاردو
یوِسٹَٹِک
yoo-stah-tik
VITiếng Việt
eustatic
ew-stah-tik
YOYO
eustatik
ew-statik
ZH中文
欧氏静的
ōu shì jìng de
ZUZU
eustatic
ew-statik

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