"tectonics" meaning in English

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Noun

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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)
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  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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Topics: architecture Disambiguation of 'science and art of shaping materials': 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: morphotectonics, plate tectonics Related terms: architectonics, tectonic
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      ],
      "word": "tektonika"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "study of crustal plates",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tectônica"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tektónika",
      "sense": "study of crustal plates",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "текто́ника"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "study of crustal plates",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "tektonik"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "study of crustal plates",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "plattektonik"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "tektónika",
      "sense": "study of crustal plates",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "текто́ніка"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "tektónika",
      "sense": "science and art of shaping materials",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "тэкто́ніка"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "stroitelno izkustvo",
      "sense": "science and art of shaping materials",
      "word": "строително изкуство"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "science and art of shaping materials",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "tektonik"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "tektónika",
      "sense": "science and art of shaping materials",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "текто́ніка"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tectonics"
}

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