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tectonic

tec·ton·ic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tek-ton-ik]
    • /tɛkˈtɒn ɪk/
    • /tekˈtɒn.ɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tek-ton-ik]
    • /tɛkˈtɒn ɪk/

Definitions of tectonic word

  • adjective tectonic of or relating to building or construction; constructive; architectural. 1
  • adjective tectonic Geology. pertaining to the structure of the earth's crust. referring to the forces or conditions within the earth that cause movements of the crust. designating the results of such movements: tectonic valleys. 1
  • adjective tectonic geology: relating to Earth's crust 1
  • adjective tectonic Tectonic means relating to the structure of the Earth's surface or crust. 0
  • adjective tectonic denoting or relating to construction or building 0
  • adjective tectonic (of landforms, rock masses, etc) resulting from distortion of the earth's crust due to forces within it 0
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Origin of tectonic

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < Late Latin tectonicus < Greek tektonikós pertaining to construction, equivalent to tekton- (stem of téktōn) carpenter + -ikos -ic

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Parts of speech for Tectonic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Tectonic

tectonic popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for tectonic

adj tectonic

  • anatomic — of or relating to anatomy
  • anatomical — Anatomical means relating to the structure of the bodies of people and animals.
  • formalistic — strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art.
  • formational — the act or process of forming or the state of being formed: the formation of ice.
All 4 Synonyms of tectonic

Top questions with tectonic

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Related words

  • african plate

    a major tectonic division of the earth's crust, comprising the African continent as well as adjacent ocean basins (the Canary, Cape Verde, Angola, Cape Agulhas, Somali, Madagascar, and Natal Basins), and bounded on the north by the Eurasian and Arabian Plates, on the east by mid-ocean ridges (the Southwest Indian, Mid-Indian, and Carlsberg Ridges), on the south by the Antarctic Plate, and on the west by the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

  • allochthon

    a geological formation not formed in the region where found and moved to its present location by tectonic forces. Compare autochthon (def 3).

  • antarctic plate

    a major tectonic division of the earth's crust, comprising Antarctica and adjacent ocean basins (the South Indian, Southeast Pacific, and Atlantic-Indian basins) and bounded on the north by the Nazca, South American, African, Indo-Australian, and Pacific plates.

  • architectonic

    denoting, relating to, or having architectural qualities

  • caribbean plate

    a major tectonic division of the earth's crust, encompassing the Central American portion of North America, the Caribbean Sea, and the islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico, as well as the Leeward and Windward Islands; bordered north and south by the North and South American Plates and west by the Cocos Plate.

  • cocos plate

    a tectonic division of the earth's crust, coincident with the oceanic Guatemala Basin, and bounded on the north and east by the Central American Trench, on the west by the East Pacific Rise, and on the south by the Nazca Plate.
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