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[ tek-ton-ik ] / tɛkˈtɒn ɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tectonic ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveof or relating to building or construction; constructive; architectural. Geology. - pertaining to the structure of the earth's crust.
- referring to the forces or conditions within the earth that cause movements of the crust.
- designating the results of such movements: tectonic valleys.
Origin of tectonic1650–60; <Late Latin tectonicus<Greek tektonikós pertaining to construction, equivalent to tekton- (stem of téktōn) carpenter + -ikos-ic OTHER WORDS FROM tectonictec·ton·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby tectonictech. sgt., tech support, techy, tectibranch, tectiform, tectonic, tectonic boundary, tectonic keratoplasty, tectonic plates, tectonics, tectonism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tectonicMars has no tectonic plates—no continents, in other words—and no ginormous moon. The Best Map of Mars Yet|Matthew R. Francis|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST This here is tectonic heat, a contrast hitting at the heart of why we love sport in the first place. Super Bowl XLVIII Is Set to Be the Most Violent One Yet|Evin Demirel|January 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST The 68-million-year-old remnants of dinosaur feet were pushed upward by tectonic activity. 294 Dinosaurs Once Walked on This Wall in Bolivia|Nina Strochlic|October 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST For how long should one stand on principle when tectonic shifts rumble below? Cato's Bloody Example|Justin Green|February 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But I appreciate the tectonic significance Jobs has had and that Apple possesses. Don't Bet Against Apple|Zachary Karabell|August 25, 2011|DAILY BEAST Distinctions, so great as these are, evidently remove the Ischian shocks from the category of tectonic earthquakes. A Study of Recent Earthquakes|Charles Davison That tectonic earthquakes are closely connected with the formation of faults seems now established beyond doubt. A Study of Recent Earthquakes|Charles Davison That this quake was of the tectonic type was evident from the great fault that was formed. The Wonder Book of Volcanoes and Earthquakes|Edwin J. Houston All the tectonic movements of the solid nucleus produce changes in the mobile lithosphere. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 7|Various The great San Francisco earthquake of April 18th, 1906, appears to have been a tectonic quake. The Wonder Book of Volcanoes and Earthquakes|Edwin J. Houston
British Dictionary definitions for tectonic
adjectivedenoting or relating to construction or building geology - (of landforms, rock masses, etc) resulting from distortion of the earth's crust due to forces within it
- (of processes, movements, etc) occurring within the earth's crust and causing structural deformation
Derived forms of tectonictectonically, adverbWord Origin for tectonicC17: from Late Latin tectonicus, from Greek tektonikos belonging to carpentry, from tektōn a builder Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tectonicskeletal, constitutional, architectural, basic, anatomical, formative, organic, anatomic, formalistic, formational Scientific definitions for tectonic
Relating to the forces involved in plate tectonics or the structural features resulting from them. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |