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1. (n.) subduction
the process by which collision of the earth's crustal plates results in one plate's being drawn down or overridden by another, localized along the juncture
Etymology: (1965–70; < F subduction (1951); see subduct , -ion)
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1. (noun) subduction
a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
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1. (noun) subduction
the act of subducting or taking away
2. (noun) subduction
arithmetical subtraction
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