单词 | subduction zone |
释义 | subduction zonenoungeology a long narrow, often arcuate, zone along which subduction takes place Words nearby subduction zonesubdivision, subdominant, subdual, subduct, subduction, subduction zone, subdue, subdued, subdural, subdural hemorrhage, subdural space Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for subduction zonesubduction zone A convergent plate boundary where one plate subducts beneath the other, usually because it is denser. The western coast of South America is roughly coincident with a subduction zone in which a plate consisting of ocean floor is subducting beneath the continental mass of South America. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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