| 单词 | Benioff zone |
| 释义 | Word Frequency Benioff zone(ˈbɛnɪəf) noun a long narrow region, usually adjacent to a continent, along which earthquake foci lie on a plane which dips downwards at about 45° and along which the oceanic lithosphere is thought to be descending into the earth's interior Compare subduction zone Word origin C20: named after Hugo Benioff (1899–1968), American seismologist, who first discovered the phenomenon |
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