"tectonics" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tectonics.wav [Southern-England]
enPR: tĕk-tŏn'ĭks Rhymes: -ɒnɪks Etymology: Ancient Greek τέκτων (téktōn, “builder”). Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} tectonics (uncountable)
  1. (geology) The study of crustal plates and other large-scale structural features of the Earth. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Geology Translations (study of crustal plates): тэкто́ніка (tektónika) [feminine] (Belarusian), текто́ника (tektónika) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 構造 (Chinese Mandarin), 构造 (gòuzào) (Chinese Mandarin), 地質構造 (Chinese Mandarin), 地质构造 (dìzhí gòuzào) (Chinese Mandarin), tektoniikka (Finnish), tectonique [feminine] (French), Tektonik [feminine] (German), τεκτονική (tektonikí) [feminine] (Greek), teicteonaic [feminine] (Irish), tettonica [feminine] (Italian), テクトニクス (tekutonikusu) (Japanese), tektonika [feminine] (Latvian), tektonika [feminine] (Polish), tectônica [feminine] (Portuguese), текто́ника (tektónika) [feminine] (Russian), tektonik [common-gender] (Swedish), plattektonik [common-gender] (Swedish), текто́ніка (tektónika) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-tectonics-en-noun-z49FR8QK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'study of crustal plates': 93 7
  2. (architecture) The science and art of assembling, shaping, or ornamenting materials in construction. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Architecture Translations (science and art of shaping materials): тэкто́ніка (tektónika) [feminine] (Belarusian), строително изкуство (stroitelno izkustvo) (Bulgarian), tektonik [common-gender] (Swedish), текто́ніка (tektónika) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-tectonics-en-noun-f9ODx0e5 Topics: architecture Disambiguation of 'science and art of shaping materials': 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: morphotectonics, plate tectonics Related terms: architectonics, tectonic

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