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tectonics
[ tek-ton-iks ]
noun
, (used with a singular verb)
- the science or art of assembling, shaping, or ornamenting materials in construction; the constructive arts in general.
tectonics
/ tɛkˈtɒnɪks /
noun
- the art and science of construction or building
- the study of the processes by which the earth's crust has attained its present structure See also plate tectonics
tectonics
/ tĕk-tŏn′ĭks /
- The branch of geology that deals with the broad structural and deformational features of the outer part of the Earth, their origins, and the relationships between them.
- See more at plate tectonics
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tectonics1
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Example Sentences
At the time, the theory of plate tectonics did not yet exist.
From Science News
Plate tectonics controls pretty much the fact that life exists on Earth.
From Quanta Magazine
This shows that plate tectonics isn’t a prerequisite for life at its most basic level.
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Several scientists have argued that plate tectonics has operated since at least 4 billion years ago.
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“What exactly plate tectonics is isn’t an answered question,” Fu says.
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South of Silicon Valley, an entire town is being deformed, slowly, by plate tectonics.
From The Daily Beast
Only in the 1960s, with the theory of plate tectonics, did a convincing solution finally emerge.
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