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isostasy
noun
(isos-ta-sy)
general equilibrium in the earth's crust maintained by a yielding flow of rock material beneath the surface under gravitative stress
isostasy
noun
(isos-ta-sy)
the quality or state of being subjected to equal pressure from every side
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