| 单词 | tectonics |
| 释义 | tectonics[ tek-ton-iks ] / tɛkˈtɒn ɪks / noun (used with a singular verb)the science or art of assembling, shaping, or ornamenting materials in construction; the constructive arts in general. structural geology. Origin of tectonicsFirst recorded in 1625–35; see origin at tectonic, -ics Words nearby tectonicstectiform, tectonic, tectonic boundary, tectonic keratoplasty, tectonic plates, tectonics, tectonism, tectorial, tectorial membrane, tectorial membrane of cochlear duct, tectospinal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for tectonicstectonics / (tɛkˈtɒnɪks) / noun (functioning as singular)the art and science of construction or building the study of the processes by which the earth's crust has attained its present structureSee also plate tectonics 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 tectonicstectonics [ tĕk-tŏn′ĭks ] The branch of geology that deals with the broad structural and deformational features of the outer part of the Earth, their origins, and the relationships between them. See more at plate tectonics. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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