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subduction
sub·duc·tion S0838200 (səb-dŭk′shən)n. A geologic process in which one edge of one crustal plate is forced below the edge of another.
[French, from Latin subductus, past participle of subdūcere, to draw away from below : sub-, sub- + dūcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]
sub·duct′ v.sub·duc′tal (-təl) adj.subduction (səbˈdʌkʃən) n1. (Physiology) the act of subducting, esp of turning the eye downwards2. (Geological Science) geology the process of one tectonic plate sliding under another, resulting in tensions and faulting in the earth's crust, with earthquakes and volcanic eruptionssub•duc•tion (səbˈdʌk ʃən)
n. the process by which collision of the earth's crustal plates results in one plate's being drawn down or overridden by another, localized along the juncture (subduc′tion zone`) of two plates. [1965–70; < French subduction (1951); see subduct, -ion] subductionThe sinking of one lithospheric plate’s leading edge below another lithospheric plate. This occurs below deep ocean trenches.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | subduction - a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plategeologic process, geological process - (geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified |
Translationssubduction
subduction[səb′dək·shən] (geology) The process by which one crustal block descends beneath another, such as the descent of the Pacific plate beneath the Andean plate along the Andean Trench. subduction
Related to subduction: Subduction zoneWords related to subductionnoun a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plateRelated Words- geologic process
- geological process
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