continental driftnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌkɒn.tɪ.nen.təl ˈdrɪft/us/ˌkɑːn.t̬ən.en.t̬əl ˈdrɪft/specializedthe very slow movement of continents over the earth's surface
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Geology - general words
- anticline
- auriferous
- Cambrian
- cementation
- compaction
- continental crust
- Cretaceous
- crustal
- deposition
- earth science
- fold
- geological
- geology
- Pleistocene
- Pliocene
- Precambrian
- Quaternary
- rocky
- subduction
- subduction zone
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