| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Geology | Relating to or characterized by worldwide change in sea level such as that caused by tectonic movements or by the growth or decay of glaciers. (references) | ||
| Mining | Pertaining to worldwide changes of sea level that affect all the oceans. Eustatic changes may have various causes, but the changes dominant in the last few million years were caused by additions of water to, or removal of water from, the continental icecaps. (references) | ||
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