"metacraton" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: metacratons [plural]
Etymology: From meta- + craton. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|meta-|craton|}} meta- + craton Head templates: {{en-noun}} metacraton (plural metacratons)
  1. (geology) A craton that has been remobilized during an orogenic event but is still recognizable dominantly through its rheological, geochronological and isotopic characteristics. Categories (topical): Geology Derived forms: metacratonic

Inflected forms

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