"Benioff zone" meaning in All languages combined

See Benioff zone on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Benioff zones [plural]
Etymology: Named after the discoverer, American seismologist Hugo Benioff Head templates: {{en-noun}} Benioff zone (plural Benioff zones)
  1. (geology) Alternative form of Wadati-Benioff zone. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Wadati-Benioff zone
    Sense id: en-Benioff_zone-en-noun-7Ecno4wr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Geology Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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