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morphotectonics, n. pl.|ˌmɔːfəʊtɛkˈtɒnɪks|
[f. Gr. µορϕ-ή form + -o + tectonics.]
The branch of geomorphology concerned with the form and structure of the larger features of the earth's surface (as continents, mountain ranges, river basins); also, the morphotectonic character or features of a region.
1956E. S. Hills in Jrnl. Geol. Soc. Austral. III. 1 (heading) A contribution to the morphotectonics of Australia. Ibid., A model of this size does in fact afford a unique basis for the study of morphotectonics, since no other medium can present a synoptic view of the topography of an area as large as [a] continent. 1961― in Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. CXVII. 79 What I have called morphotectonics implies, as well as structural geomorphology, something broader and applicable to regional study on a large scale, using topography as the primary criterion, but of course not neglecting all that may be known as to geology and geophysics. 1968R. W. Fairbridge Encycl. Geomorphol. 734/1 The concept of ‘Gondwanaland’ in the southern hemisphere..evolved in the late nineteenth century..on the basis of extraordinarily similar morphotectonics, as much as from common features of stratigraphy, paleontology and paleoclimate. Ibid. 734/2 Up till now only one attempt has been made at a detailed world survey of morphotectonics.
Hence morphotecˈtonic a., of or pertaining to or seen from the point of view of morphotectonics.
1961Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. CXVII. 84 A purely morphotectonic map for Egypt..shows, firstly, that it is not possible to conceive of the region as an elliptical upwarp. 1967Geogr. Abstr. A. 280 The Provence foldings south-east of the Durance and the Verdon confluent give a good summary of the morphotectonic evolution of the Provence Range. 1973Nature 2 Mar. 43/2 The morphotectonic features shown in Figs. 1 and 3 show a close agreement between structure and topography. |