isostacy in English
noun
1
the equilibrium that exists between parts of the earth's crust, which behaves as if it consists of blocks floating on the underlying mantle, rising if material (such as an ice cap) is removed and sinking if material is deposited.
Three main processes are essential to the understanding of mechanisms of large-scale subsidence and uplift: thermal perturbations of the lithosphere, isostasy (mass balancing), and flexure.
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