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tectonic
[ tek-ton-ik ]
adjective
- of or relating to building or construction; constructive; architectural.
- Geology.
- pertaining to the structure of the earth's crust.
- referring to the forces or conditions within the earth that cause movements of the crust.
- designating the results of such movements:
tectonic valleys.
tectonic
/ ɛˈɒɪ /
adjective
- denoting or relating to construction or building
- geology
- (of landforms, rock masses, etc) resulting from distortion of the earth's crust due to forces within it
- (of processes, movements, etc) occurring within the earth's crust and causing structural deformation
tectonic
- Relating to the forces involved in plate tectonics or the structural features resulting from them.
Derived Forms
- ٱˈٴDzԾ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ٱ·ٴDzi·· adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of tectonic1
Example Sentences
It was a harsh reminder that under the idyllic white villages dotted with gyros restaurants, hot tubs in AirBnB rentals, and vineyards on rich volcanic soil, two tectonic plates grind in the Earth's crust.
That strain accumulates over decades and centuries, and is eventually unleashed in the form of earthquakes around that tectonic plate boundary.
Nonetheless, the shock and anger generated in Europe by events of the past week have added fuel to perceptions of a much larger transatlantic rift – of a shifting of the tectonic plates of international relations.
The earth's upper layer is split into different sections, called tectonic plates, which are all moving constantly.
A tectonic shift in the format of the BIG3 will bring the three-on-three basketball circuit founded by Ice Cube to Los Angeles this summer.
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