palinspastic
Showing the previous location of geological features, correcting for any intervening crustal movements.
To improve the accuracy of spatial reconstruction through time, it is necessary to estimate and restore bulk strain by working backward in time so that the maps represent palinspastic reconstructions of geologic development.
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek πάλιν (pálin, “again”) + σπαστικός (spastikós, “drawing”).
Adapted from the Wiktionary entry palinspastic (CC BY-SA 4.0).