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1. ((used with a sing. v.)) tectonics
the branch of geology that studies structural features of regional extent for the clues they provide regarding diastrophism and its causes.
2. tectonics
the art of assembling the materials used in construction.
Etymology: (1760–70; < NL tēctrīx= L teg(ere) to cover +-trīx -trix)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) architectonics, tectonics
the science of architecture
2. (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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1. (noun) tectonics
the science, or the art, by which implements, vessels, dwellings, or other edifices, are constructed, both agreeably to the end for which they are designed, and in conformity with artistic sentiments and ideas
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