"plate tectonics" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-plate tectonics.ogg [Mid-Atlantic]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} plate tectonics (uncountable)
  1. (geology) The large-scale movement of tectonic plates that contributes to continental drift. Wikipedia link: plate tectonics Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Geology, Seismology Related terms: tectonic plate Translations (large-scale movement of tectonic plates): 板塊構造 (Chinese Mandarin), 板块构造 (bǎnkuài gòuzào) (Chinese Mandarin), desková tektonika [feminine] (Czech), platentektoniek [feminine] (Dutch), laattatektoniikka (Finnish), tectonique des plaques [feminine] (French), ფილების ტექტონიკა (pilebis ṭekṭoniḳa) (Georgian), Plattentektonik [feminine] (German), lemeztektonika (Hungarian), teicteonaic phlátaí [feminine] (Irish), tettonica a placche [feminine] (Italian), tettonica delle placche [feminine] (Italian), tektonika płyt [feminine] (Polish), текто́ника плит (tektónika plit) [feminine] (Russian), tectónica de placas [feminine] (Spanish), plattektonik [common-gender] (Swedish)

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