单词 | tectonosphere |
释义 | > as lemmastectonosphere tectonosphere n. Brit. , U.S. , ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > [noun] > geosphere > tectosphere tektosphere1900 asthenosphere1914 tectonosphere1926 tectosphere1968 1926 G. W. Tyrrell Princ. Petrol. i. 2 The inaccessible heavy interior [of the earth] is known as the barysphere. This is followed outwardly by the lithosphere, the thin, rocky crust of the earth... Other zones have been distinguished and named for special purposes... The zone in which crustal movements originate has been named the tectonosphere by certain continental geologists. 1949 R. W. Van Bemmelen Geol. of Indonesia IA. iv. 283/2 The tectonosphere comprises three shells: the sial-, salsima- and sima- layers. 1971 M. H. P. Bott Interior of Earth vii. 220 It is a well-established facet of isostatic theory that the weak asthenosphere is overlain by a relatively strong lithosphere (or tectonosphere) about 50–100 km thick. < as lemmas |
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