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The meaning of Tectonic

Tectonic – definition

adjective

Relating to the structure of the earth's crust and the large-scale processes which take place within it.

Usage examples:

The movements of the tectonic plates
adjective

Relating to building or construction.

Usage examples:

A contest of tectonic quality and public attractiveness
adjective

Relating to the structure of the surface of the earth and the way it is formed, changed, and moved by forces inside it

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The motion of the earth's tectonic plates (= sections of the planet's surface), he led the company …

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构造

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Tektonische, Aardverschuiving betreffend, Bouwkunde betreffend

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Tectonique

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Tektonisch

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रचना का, भवननिर्माण विषयक, बनावट का, ढांच का, आर्किटेक्चर का, टेकटोनिक, इमारत का, रचना से संबद्ध, वस्तुकला-संबंधी

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Tettonico

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구조적, 건축의

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Тектонический, Архитектурный

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Tectónico

Word origin

mid 17th century (in tectonic (sense 2)): via late Latin from Greek tektonikos, from tektōn ‘carpenter, builder’.

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Tectonic – similar words

tectonics

plural noun

Large-scale processes affecting the structure of the earth's crust.

Usage examples:

There remains an area of active tectonics north of the mountain chain
noun

Processes that relate to the structure of the earth's surface and the way it is formed, changed, and moved by forces inside it

Usage examples:

Over millions of years, tectonics split some lands apart and send others crashing together., plate …
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tectonically

adverb

In a way that relates to the structure of the surface of the earth and the way it is formed, changed, and moved by forces inside it

Usage examples:

Three tectonic plates clash here, making the area one of the most tectonically active in the world.…
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