"tectonic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

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Etymology: 1650s, in sense of building, from Late Latin tectonicus, from Ancient Greek τεκτονικός (tektonikós, “pertaining to building”), from Ancient Greek τέκτων (téktōn, “carpenter, joiner, maker”), from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to make”) (from which also texture). In sense of geology, attested 1894. By surface analysis, Ancient Greek τέκτων (téktōn) + -ic (“pertaining to”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|LL.|tectonicus}} Late Latin tectonicus, {{der|en|grc|τεκτονικός||pertaining to building}} Ancient Greek τεκτονικός (tektonikós, “pertaining to building”), {{der|en|grc|τέκτων||carpenter, joiner, maker}} Ancient Greek τέκτων (téktōn, “carpenter, joiner, maker”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*tek-||to make}} Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to make”), {{m|en|texture}} texture, {{surf|en|grc:τέκτων|-ic|t2=pertaining to}} By surface analysis, Ancient Greek τέκτων (téktōn) + -ic (“pertaining to”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} tectonic (not comparable)
  1. Of or relating to construction or to architecture. Tags: not-comparable Translations (relating to construction or architecture): строителен (stroitelen) (Bulgarian), архитектурен (arhitekturen) (Bulgarian), architektonisch (German), 地殼構造 (Mandarin), 地壳构造 (Mandarin), tectónico (Portuguese), tectônico (Portuguese), tectónico (Spanish), arkitektonisk (Swedish), tektonisk (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-tectonic-en-adj-bIqyuShR Disambiguation of 'relating to construction or architecture': 92 3 4 1
  2. (biology) Structural. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-tectonic-en-adj-hAxRorqq Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  3. (geology) Of, relating to, or caused by large-scale movements of the Earth's (or a similar planet's) lithosphere. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Geology Translations ((geology) relating to large-scale movements): tectónicu (Asturian), тэктані́чны (tektaníčny) (Belarusian), тектоничен (tektoničen) (Bulgarian), tectònic (Catalan), tektonický (Czech), tektonisk (Danish), tektonisch (Dutch), tektoninen (Finnish), tectonique (French), tectónico [masculine] (Galician), tektonisch (German), tektonikus (Hungarian), teicteonach (Irish), tettonico (Italian), tektonisks (Latvian), tektonisk (Norwegian Bokmål), tektonisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), tektoniczny [masculine] (Polish), тектони́ческий (tektoníčeskij) (Russian), tectónico (Spanish), tektonisk (Swedish), тектоні́чний (tektoníčnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-tectonic-en-adj-h85zI6UX Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of '(geology) relating to large-scale movements': 1 9 75 15
  4. (figurative) Momentous, utter, vast. Tags: figuratively, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-tectonic-en-adj-0unYH6GT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 22 26 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 1 20 25 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: orthotectonic, paratectonic, sematectonic, tectonic keratoplasty, tectonic plate, tectonic uplift, tectonic weapon Related terms: lithotectonic, tectonics

Adjective [Romanian]

Etymology: Borrowed from French tectonique. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|ro|fr|tectonique|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} French tectonique, {{bor+|ro|fr|tectonique}} Borrowed from French tectonique Head templates: {{ro-adj}} tectonic m or n (feminine singular tectonică, masculine plural tectonici, feminine and neuter plural tectonice) Inflection templates: {{ro-decl-adj}} Forms: tectonică [feminine, singular], tectonici [masculine, plural], tectonice [feminine, neuter, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], tectonic [accusative, indefinite, masculine, neuter, nominative, singular], tectonică [accusative, feminine, indefinite, nominative, singular], tectonici [accusative, indefinite, masculine, nominative, plural], tectonice [accusative, feminine, indefinite, neuter, nominative, plural], tectonicul [accusative, definite, masculine, neuter, nominative, singular], tectonica [accusative, definite, feminine, nominative, singular], tectonicii [accusative, definite, masculine, nominative, plural], tectonicele [accusative, definite, feminine, neuter, nominative, plural], tectonic [dative, genitive, indefinite, masculine, neuter, singular], tectonice [dative, feminine, genitive, indefinite, singular], tectonici [dative, genitive, indefinite, masculine, plural], tectonice [dative, feminine, genitive, indefinite, neuter, plural], tectonicului [dative, definite, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular], tectonicei [dative, definite, feminine, genitive, singular], tectonicilor [dative, definite, genitive, masculine, plural], tectonicelor [dative, definite, feminine, genitive, neuter, plural]
  1. tectonic Tags: masculine, neuter
    Sense id: en-tectonic-ro-adj-5WTRIKDk Categories (other): Romanian entries with incorrect language header

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