geotectonicadj.
/ˌdʒiːə(ʊ)tɛkˈtɒnɪk/, U.S. /ˌdʒioʊtɛkˈtɑnɪk/ Geology.
= tectonic adj. 2.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > tectonization or diastrophism > [adjective]
geotectonic1858
diastrophic1881
tectonic1894
volcano-tectonic1907
synkinematic1932
post-tectonic1938
tectonical1939
syntectonic1942
palaeotectonic1947
1858 E. C. Otté & W. S. Dallas tr. A. von Humboldt Cosmos V. 467 Though similar in form, in the construction of their framework and their geotectonic relations, volcanoes situated very near each other have frequently a very different individual character.
1882 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. iv. vii. 537 The characters by which an eruptive (igneous) rock may be distinguished are partly lithological and partly geotectonic.
1937 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 77 303 The Himalayan region and Java were then already united by a similar geotectonic fate.
2003 N. Clark in M. Miles & T. Hall Urban Futures xii. 189 Apocalyptic though they may seem, such geotectonic events—no less than life and weather—are better viewed as ordinary agents of land-forming.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1858- make a shaft or a bolt of it
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