| 单词 | benioff zone |
| 释义 | Benioff zone[ ben-ee-awf, -of ] / ˈbɛn iˌɔf, -ˌɒf / noun Geology, Oceanography.a planar seismic zone in oceanic crust along which subduction of lithospheric plates gives rise to frequent earthquakes: marked by oceanic trenches sloping downward at about 45° toward adjacent island arcs or continents. Origin of Benioff zoneafter Hugo Benioff (1899–1968), U.S. geophysicist Words nearby Benioff zoneBeni Hasan, Beni Mellal, Benin, Benin City, Beninese, Benioff zone, benison, Beni-Suef, Benita, benitoite, benjamin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Benioff zoneBenioff zone / (ˈbɛnɪəf) / nouna 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 interiorCompare subduction zone Word Origin for Benioff zoneC20: named after Hugo Benioff (1899–1968), American seismologist, who first discovered the phenomenon 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 |
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