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tectonics::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | architectonics |
| Type of | scientific discipline, science |
tectonics::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | plate tectonic theory, plate tectonics |
| Type of | morphology, geomorphology |
Examples of tectonics
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The ocean floor in California was scraped off and added through plate tectonics.
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Even our planet's plate tectonics is due in part to water lubricating the crust.
From the sciencedaily.com
The tectonics that caused the 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake are poorly known.
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But plate tectonics provided the key framework for linking these facts together.
From the newscientist.com
Next, review with students the theories of plate tectonics and continental drift.
From the edition.cnn.com
The Caspian became landlocked about 5.5 million years ago due to plate tectonics.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Understanding plate tectonics helps to explain the cause of submarine earthquakes.
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Plate tectonics also provided the mechanism by which the former ocean disappeared.
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This thermal energy drives plate tectonics and may lift mountains, via orogenesis.
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- Architectonics: the science of architecture
- The branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust
- (tectonic) pertaining to the structure or movement of the earth's crust; "tectonic plates"; "tectonic valleys"
- (tectonic) of or pertaining to construction or architecture
- Tectonics (from the Vulgar Latin tectonicus, meaning "building") is a field of study within geology concerned generally with the structures within the lithosphere of the Earth (or other planets) and particularly with the forces and movements that have operated in a region to create these structures.
- (Tectonic (record label)) Tectonic is a British electronic music label, founded and run by Rob Ellis (Pinch) which focuses primarily on Dubstep and its related genres. ...
- (tectonic) pertaining to the rock structures and external forms resulting from the deformation of the Earth's crust.
- (tectonic (adj)) Concerning changes in the structure of the Earth s crust or the forces that cause such changes
- (tectonic) The deformation forces acting on a planet's crust.
