plate tectonics

English

Noun

plate tectonics (uncountable)

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

Related terms

tectonic plate

Translations

large-scale movement of tectonic plates

Chinese:
Mandarin: 板塊構造 (zh), 板块构造 (zh) (bǎnkuài gòuzào)
Czech: desková tektonika f
Finnish: laattatektoniikka (fi)

French: tectonique des plaques f
German: Plattentektonik (de) f
Russian: текто́ника плит f (tektónika plit)
Spanish: tectónica de placas (es) f

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tectonic plates

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