tectonics

tɛkˈtɒnɪks

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Definition of tectonics - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

geology

TECH.

study of Earth's structure and formation

TECH.

He specialized in tectonics during his geology studies..

earth science

geology

geoscience

architecture

TECH.

science of assembling materials in construction

TECH.

Modern tectonics involves innovative building techniques.

architecture

building

construction

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plate tectonics

framework describing how Earth's lithosphere shifts and how plates affect crust shape

Plate tectonics explains why continents drift and mountains form.

Origin of tectonics

Greek, tektonikos (pertaining to building)

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triple point

plate tectonics

location where three tectonic plates meet

seismal

adj.

tectonics

relating to earthquakes, their vibrations, or the effects they produce

Examples of tectonics in a sentence

Tectonics explains the movement of Earth's plates.
The course on tectonics covered sustainable material use.
Advancements in tectonics have improved earthquake-resistant designs.

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French:tectonique, science de la construction, ...
German:Tektonik, Baukunst, ...
Italian:tettonica, scienza delle costruzioni, ...
Spanish:geología estructural, construcción tectónica, ...
Portuguese:geologia estrutural, arquitetura tectónica, ...
Chinese:地质构造学, 建筑构造, ...
Japanese:地質学, 構造技術, ...
Arabic:تَكْتُونِيَّات, علم التكتونيات, ...
Hebrew:טֶקְטוֹנִיקָה, מַדָּע הַטֶּקְטוֹנִיקָה, ...
Russian:тектоника, строительная тектоника, ...
Ukrainian:тектоніка, архітектурна наука, ...
Hindi:टेक्टोनिक्स, वास्तुकला, ...
Bengali:টেকটোনিক্স, স্থাপত্য বিজ্ঞান, ...
Catalan:tectònica, ciència de la construcció, ...
Czech:tektonika, stavební tektonika, ...
Danish:tektonik, teknik, ...
Dutch:tektoniek, bouwkunde, ...
Greek:τεκτονική, αρχιτεκτονική, ...
Hungarian:tektonika, építészeti szerkezettan, ...
Khmer:ធរណីវិទ្យារចនាសម្ព័ន្ធ, តិកតូនិក, ...
Korean:지질학, 건축학, ...
Persian:تکتونیک, علم ساخت و ساز, ...
Polish:tektonika, ...
Portuguese (BR):geologia estrutural, arquitetura tectônica, ...
Romanian:tectonică, ...
Swedish:tektonik, teknik, ...
Thai:ธรณีแปรสัณฐาน, เทคโทนิกส์, ...
Turkish:tektonik, ...
Vietnamese:kiến tạo học, kiến trúc, ...

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