单词	lithosphere
释义	lithosphere /ˈlɪθəsfɪə / noun Geology The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle: the lithosphere comprises a number of plates [mass noun]: continental lithosphere has a lower mean density than oceanic lithosphere... An alternative to an active mantle thermal anomaly is greater stretching of the mantle lithosphere than the crust. We attribute base level changes to the influence of the proto-Iceland mantle plume beneath the lithosphere, providing support until continental break-up west of the Faroe Islands. After new oceanic crust forms, the lithosphere cools and thickens as it moves away from the ocean ridge. Derivatives lithospheric /lɪθəˈsfɛrɪk/ adjective ... Mineral compositions vary as magmas evolve in sub-volcanic, lithospheric magma chambers by assimilation and differentiation. They are interpreted to have been derived from subduction modified lithospheric and asthenospheric mantle sources. These features of the Moine succession are instead most consistent with accumulation in a regionally extensive shallow marine basin formed during subsidence following initial lithospheric thinning.
随便看	perturbable perturbance perturbant perturbate perturbated perturbating perturbation perturbational perturbation-theoretic perturbation-theoretical perturbation theory perturbatious perturbative perturbative function perturbatively perturbator perturbatory perturbed perturbedly perturber perturbingly perturbment pertuse pertussal pertussis

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