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    PLATE TECTONIC THEORY

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    The branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crustplay

    Synonyms:

    plate tectonic theory; plate tectonics; tectonics

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("plate tectonic theory" is a kind of...):

    geomorphology; morphology (the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms)

    Domain member category:

    Pangaea; Pangea ((plate tectonics) a hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland)

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