"continental drift" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} continental drift (uncountable)
  1. (geology) The slow movement of continents explained by plate tectonics. Wikipedia link: continental drift Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Geology Translations (continental drift): اِنْجِرَاف القَارِّيّ (injirāf al-qārriyy) [feminine] (Arabic), kontinenteen jito (Basque), মহাদেশীয় প্রবাহ (mohadeśiẏo probaho) (Bengali), dilec'hiadur ar c'hevandiroù (Breton), континентален дрейф (kontinentalen drejf) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 大陆漂移 (dàlù piāoyí) (Chinese Mandarin), kontinentální drift [masculine] (Czech), kontinentaldrift [common-gender] (Danish), continentverschuiving [feminine] (Dutch), kontinenta drivo (Esperanto), mandrite triiv (Estonian), meginlandarák (Faroese), mannerten liikkuminen (Finnish), dérive des continents [feminine] (French), deriva continental [feminine] (Galician), კონტინენტების დრეიფი (ḳonṭinenṭebis dreipi) (Georgian), კონტინენტური დრეიფი (ḳonṭinenṭuri dreipi) (Georgian), Kontinentaldrift (German), Kontinentalverschiebung [feminine] (German), μετατόπιση των ηπείρων (metatópisi ton ipeíron) [feminine] (Greek), נדידת היבשות (Hebrew), gluaiseacht ilchríochach [feminine] (Irish), deriva dei continenti [feminine] (Italian), 大陸移動 (tairiku idō) (alt: たいりくいどう) (Japanese), 대륙이동 (daeryuk idong) (Korean), kontinentų dreifo (Lithuanian), hanyutan benua (Malay), kontinentaldrift (Norwegian), wędrówka kontynentów [feminine] (Polish), deriva continental [feminine] (Portuguese), дрейф материко́в (drejf materikóv) [masculine] (Russian), померање континената [Cyrillic, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), помицање континената [Cyrillic, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), pomeranje kontinenata [Roman, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), pomicanje kontinenata [Roman, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), pohyb kontinentov [masculine] (Slovak), deriva continental [feminine] (Spanish), kontinentaldrift [common-gender] (Swedish), கண்டப்பெயர்ச்சி (kaṇṭappeyarcci) (Tamil), การเลื่อนไหลของทวีป (gaan lêuan lăi kŏng táwêep) (Thai), мобілізм (mobilizm) [masculine] (Ukrainian), trôi dạt lục địa (Vietnamese)

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    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "continental drift",
      "word": "trôi dạt lục địa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "continental drift"
}

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