plate tectonics

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Noun

plate tectonics (uncountable)

1. (geology) The large-scale movement of tectonic plates that contributes to continental drift.

Related terms

• tectonic plate

Translations

• French: tectonique des plaques
• German: Plattentektonik
• Russian: текто́ника плит
• Spanish: tectónica de placas

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