tectonicadjective
uk/tekˈtɒn.ɪk/us/tekˈtɑː.nɪk/specialized geology relating to the structure of the surface of the earth and the way it is formed, changed, and moved by forces inside it:
the motion of the earth's tectonic plates (= sections of the planet's surface)
A tectonic change is a very important one that will have major effects:
He led the company through a period of tectonic shifts in the movie industry.
The process of writing is in the midst of a tectonic change caused by changes in the technology writers use.
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Geology - general words
- anticline
- auriferous
- Cambrian
- cementation
- compaction
- continental crust
- continental drift
- Cretaceous
- crustal
- deposition
- earth science
- fold
- geology
- Pleistocene
- Pliocene
- Precambrian
- Quaternary
- rocky
- subduction
- subduction zone
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tectonics
noun [ U ] uk/tekˈtɒn.ɪks/us/tekˈtɑː.nɪks/
plate tectonics