Tectonic

Word TECTONIC
Character 8
Hyphenation tec ton ic
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Definitions and meanings of "Tectonic"

What do we mean by tectonic?

Relating to or resulting from the forces that create the structural and deformational features of the earth's lithosphere, especially its continents, oceans, and mountains. adjective

Of or relating to a tectonic plate or plates. adjective

Relating to construction or building. adjective

Architectural. adjective

In geology, relating to structure; structural: as, tectonic geology (structural geology); tectonic valleys, valleys due to geologic structure rather than to erosion.

Of or pertaining to building or construction.

Of or pertaining to building or construction; architectural. adjective

Structural. adjective

Of, pert. to, or designating, the rock structures and external forms resulting from the deformation of the earth's crust. adjective

Of or relating to construction or to architecture adjective

Of, relating to, or caused by large-scale movements of the Earth's lithosphere adjective

Pertaining to the structure or movement of the earth's crust adjective

Of or pertaining to construction or architecture adjective

Of or relating to construction or to architecture

Structural

Of, relating to, or caused by large-scale movements of the Earth's lithosphere

Momentous, utter, vast

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The word "tectonic" in example sentences

But increasingly, there are observers and thinkers who say that the world is in the middle of what they call a tectonic shift in the way that we work - which creates the economy - and technology has made it possible to do more or build more steel, make more cars or shoes, grow more food with fewer people. ❋ Unknown (2011)

It's funny you should say that, because I recently heard from John Dewey, who is a very important figure in tectonic plate theory. ❋ Unknown (2003)

There was a recent discovery in human terms that the earth a surface is broken up into these enormous plates called tectonic plates, tectonic sort of a Greek word that means build or builder. ❋ Unknown (2005)

What's more, many layers had been previously cracked by long-term tectonic movements in the area. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And just as earthquakes are the expression of tectonic pressures that build slowly over decades, there were unseen forces in the cultural history of Japan that laid the groundwork for Glaxo-SmithKline’s remarkable success. ❋ Ethan Watters (2010)

The swarm events are likely the result of slip on pre-existing faults and are called tectonic earthquakes and are not thought to be caused by underground movement of magma. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The name came from the idea of tectonic plates colliding, he says, which represents Tecktonik's different dance styles coming together. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The Earth's crust is like a giant jigsaw puzzle, broken into several pieces known as tectonic plates that constantly bump and grind or slide past each other. ❋ The Huffington Post News Editors (2011)

Our planet is made up of giant slabs of rocky material called tectonic plates that are constantly creeping along. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The ground beneath your feet may feel rigid and unmovable, but the Earth's thin, outer crust is broken into large slabs called tectonic plates. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Tarduno's knowledge of Earth's crust allowed him to determine the fossil did not get moved their by shifts in the crust known as tectonic activity. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Tarduno's knowledge of Earth's crust allowed him to determine the fossil did not get moved there by shifts in the crust known as tectonic activity. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It's crust (Si, O, Fe, Al, Mg; 3 g / cm3) is broken up into > 12 sections called tectonic plates which are fl oating on a convecting mantle. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Greens 'inclusion in debates a' tectonic 'shift in politics: May The public demands for the inclusion of Green Leader Elizabeth May in the leaders debates represent a "tectonic" shift in Canadian politics akin to the emergence of the Reform and Bloc Québécois parties in 1993, May said Thursday. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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