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Definitions for Tectonics
tɛkˈtɒn ɪkstec·ton·ics

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. architectonics, tectonicsnoun

    the science of architecture

  2. tectonics, plate tectonics, plate tectonic theorynoun

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

Wiktionary

  1. tectonicsnoun

    The study of crustal plates and other large-scale structural features of the Earth.

  2. tectonicsnoun

    The science and art of assembling, shaping, or ornamenting materials in construction.

Wikipedia

  1. Tectonics

    Tectonics (from Latin tectonicus; from Ancient Greek τεκτονικός (tektonikós) 'pertaining to building') are the processes that control the structure and properties of the Earth's crust and its evolution through time. These include the processes of mountain building, the growth and behavior of the strong, old cores of continents known as cratons, and the ways in which the relatively rigid plates that constitute the Earth's outer shell interact with each other. Tectonics also provide a framework for understanding the earthquake and volcanic belts that directly affect much of the global population. Tectonic studies are important as guides for economic geologists searching for fossil fuels and ore deposits of metallic and nonmetallic resources. An understanding of tectonic principles is essential to geomorphologists to explain erosion patterns and other Earth surface features.

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  1. tectonics

    Tectonics is a field of study within geology mainly concerned with the structure and movement of the Earth's crust. It includes the study of geological phenomena such as continental drift, earthquakes, and volcanic activity, which are caused by the shifting of large-scale structures known as tectonic plates. The term originates from the Greek word 'tektonikos', meaning related to building or construction. Thus, tectonics essentially refers to the construction and formation of the Earth's surface.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tectonicsnoun

    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

Wikidata

  1. Tectonics

    Tectonics is concerned with the orogenies and tectonic development of cratons and tectonic terranes as well as the earthquake and volcanic belts which directly affect much of the global population. Tectonic studies are also important for understanding erosion patterns in geomorphology and as guides for the economic geologist searching for petroleum and metallic ores.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Tectonics in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Tectonics in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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    Convection models were good for the mantle, but not plates, and plate tectonics was good for plates but not the mantle, and the whole story behind the evolution of the system is the feedback between the two.

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