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supercontinent
su·per·con·ti·nent S0895000 (so͞o′pər-kŏn′tə-nənt)n. A large continent that, according to the theory of plate tectonics, broke up into smaller continents. Gondwana and Laurasia were supercontinents.supercontinent (ˈsuːpəˌkɒntɪnənt) n (Geological Science) a great landmass thought to have existed in the geological past and to have split into smaller landmasses, which drifted and formed the present continentssu·per·con·ti·nent (so͞o′pər-kŏn′tə-nənt) A large continent that, according to the theory of plate tectonics, is thought to have split into smaller continents in the geologic past. Pangaea and Gondwanaland are supercontinents. See Note at Gondwanaland.Translationssupercontinent
supercontinent a great landmass thought to have existed in the geological past and to have split into smaller landmasses, which drifted and formed the present continents supercontinent[′sü·pər‚känt·ən·ənt] (geology) A large continental mass, such as Pangea, that existed early in geologic time and from which smaller continents formed and separated by fragmentation and drifting. |