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Definition of "isostatically" []

  • In an isostatic manner. (adverb)

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Use "isostatically" in a sentence
  • "Meandering creeks, eutrophic bog lakes, dead ice moraine deposits, erratics and small patches of isostatically raised beach deposits are found on the plain."
  • "The Ward Hunt Ice Rise Figure 2 is between 40 and 100 m thick and formed within the last 1500 years when the ice shelf thickened and grounded on the isostatically uplifted seafloor north of Ward Hunt Island Lyons et al., 1972"
  • "In effect, Trail Ridge, Lake Wales Ridge and other lesser-known ridges are the remains of isostatically uplifted land that was kept out of harm's way, Adams said."