eustatic
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stə noun, plural eu·sta·sies. Geology.
any uniformly global change of sea level that may reflect a change in the quantity of water in the ocean, or a change in the shape and capacity of the ocean basins.
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World English Dictionary
eustatic (juːˈstætɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| denoting or relating to worldwide changes in sea level, caused by the melting of ice sheets, movements of the ocean floor, sedimentation, etc | |
| [C20: from Greek, from | |
| eustasy | |
| —n | |
| eu'statically | |
| —adv | |
| eustatic (juːˈstætɪk) | |
| —adj | |
| denoting or relating to worldwide changes in sea level, caused by the melting of ice sheets, movements of the ocean floor, sedimentation, etc | |
| [C20: from Greek, from | |
| eustasy | |
| —n | |
| eu'statically | |
| —adv | |
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Science Dictionary
eustasy  (y 'stə-sē) Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) A uniform worldwide change in sea level caused especially by fluctuations in the amount of water taken up by continental and polar icecaps, or by a change in the capacity of ocean basins. eustatic (y -stāt'ĭk) |
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Example sentences
Further compromising marsh sustainability are the local rates of subsidence and eustatic sea level rise.
Eustatic sea level refers to the global or worldwide height of sea levels.
Mantle viscosity, glacial isostatic adjustment and the eustatic level of the sea.
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