subduction

sybdyksjɔ̃

Definition

Definition of subduction - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

géologie

TECH.

enfoncement d'une plaque tectonique sous une autre plaque

TECH.

La subduction de la plaque pacifique provoque des séismes.
La subduction est responsable de la formation des volcans.
On observe la subduction dans la fosse des Mariannes.

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zone de subduction

région où une plaque tectonique glisse sous une autre plaque

La zone de subduction du Pacifique provoque de nombreux séismes au Japon.

Origin of subduction

latin sub (sous) + ducere (conduire)

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arc insulaire

géologie

chaîne d'îles volcaniques formant un arc le long d'une zone de subduction

arc volcanique

géologie

chaîne de volcans formée au-dessus d'une zone de subduction

accrétionnaire

adj.

géologie tectonique

propre aux prismes créés par entassement de sédiments en subduction

cordillérien

adj.

tectonique

qui concerne une chaîne de montagnes formée par subduction

prisme d'accrétion

géologie marine

structure sédimentaire triangulaire formée par accumulation dans une zone de subduction

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English:subduction, ...
German:Subduktion, ...
Italian:subduzione, ...
Spanish:subducción, ...
Portuguese:subducção, ...
Chinese:俯冲作用, ...
Japanese:沈み込み, ...
Arabic:انغراز, ...
Hebrew:הַחְלָקָה, ...
Russian:субдукция, ...
Ukrainian:субдукція, ...
Catalan:subducció, ...
Danish:subduktion, ...
Dutch:subductie, ...
Greek:υποβύθιση, ...
Khmer:សាប់ដាក់ស្យុង, ...
Korean:섭입, ...
Polish:subdukcja, ...
Portuguese (BR):subducção, ...
Romanian:subducție, ...
Swedish:subduktion, ...
Thai:การมุดตัว, ...
Turkish:subdüksiyon, ...
Vietnamese:sự hút chìm, ...

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Definition of subduction - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

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