Associations to the word «Craton»

Wiktionary

CRATON, noun. A part of the Earth’s crust that has survived the splitting and merging of continents.

Dictionary definition

CRATON, noun. The part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent; typically Precambrian.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley