"seafloor spreading" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: seafloor spreadings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} seafloor spreading (usually uncountable, plural seafloor spreadings)
  1. (geology) The outward movement of the seafloor from central underwater ridges as a result of plate tectonics; the major cause of continental drift. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Geology Synonyms: sea-floor spreading Translations (outward movement of the seafloor): oceanbundsspredning [common-gender] (Danish), expansion des fonds océaniques [feminine] (French), Ozeanbodenspreizung [feminine] (German), havbunnsspredning [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), havbotnspreiing [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), havsbottenspridning [common-gender] (Swedish), oceanbottenspridning [common-gender] (Swedish)

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