| 释义 |
cra·ton
\ˈkrāˌtän\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: German kraton, modification of Greek kratos strength, power — more at hard
: a stable relatively immobile area of the earth's crust that forms the nuclear mass of a continent or the central basin of an ocean — compare shield
• cra·ton·al \(ˈ)krā|tänəl\ or cra·ton·ic \-nik\ adjective |