PLATE TECTONICS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

plate tectonic theory; plate tectonics; tectonics

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("plate tectonics" 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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