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tectonics
noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction(tec-ton-ics)geological structural features as a whole
tectonics
noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction(tec-ton-ics)a branch of geology concerned with the structure of the crust of a planet (such as the earth) or moon and especially with the formation of folds and faults in it
tectonics
noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction(tec-ton-ics)tectonism
tectonics
noun, plural in form but singular in construction(tec-ton-ics)a theory in geology: the lithosphere of the earth is divided into a small number of plates which float on and travel independently over the mantle and much of the earth's seismic activity occurs at the boundaries of these plates
tectonics
noun, plural in form but singular in construction(tec-ton-ics)the process and dynamics of tectonic plate movement; also : a similar process on a body other than earth