orogen
noun
oro·gen
ˈōrəjə̇n,
-ˌjen
variants
or less commonly orogene
-ˌjēn
plural -s
1
: a mountain mass that is a unit with respect to origin or uplift
2
: a region of mountain-making disturbance compare kratogen
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