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 Definitions of plate tectonics  [ˈplæt n]  

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Definition of 'plate tectonics' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) plate tectonics
a geologic theory that describes the earth's crust as divided into a number of rigid plates, movement of which accounts for such phenomena as continental drift and the distribution of earthquakes.

Etymology:  (1965–70)

Definition of 'plate tectonics' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) tectonics, plate tectonics, plate tectonic theory
the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust

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