Associations to the word «Tectonics»
Noun
- Plate
- Oceanic
- Crust
- Convection
- Mantle
- Magma
- Uplift
- Deformation
- Geology
- Geologist
- Drift
- Weathering
- Rift
- Continental
- Volcano
- Plume
- Triassic
- Erosion
- Basalt
- Conti
- Earthquake
- Continent
- Venus
- Cretaceous
- Hess
- Phylogeny
- Turbulence
- Basin
- Reversal
- Shoemaker
- Sediment
- Eruption
- Tsunami
- Meteorology
- Fault
- Tundra
- Ocean
- Earth
- Isotope
- Margin
- Mckenzie
- Hypothesis
- Tay
- Evolution
- Lava
- Warming
- Tomography
- Collision
- Arc
- Theory
- Tasmanian
- Paleontology
- Polygon
- Climate
- Slab
- Tuna
- Variability
- Flycatcher
- Thermometer
- Viscosity
- Topography
- Thrust
- Thunderstorm
- Slip
- Karst
- Pollen
- Dynamic
- Fracture
- Ridge
- Assemblage
- Polynomial
- Paradigm
- Thrush
- Mars
Wiktionary
TECTONICS, noun. (geology) The study of crustal plates and other large-scale structural features of the Earth.
TECTONICS, noun. (architecture) The science and art of assembling, shaping, or ornamenting materials in construction.
Dictionary definition
TECTONICS, noun. The science of architecture.
TECTONICS, noun. The branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust.
Wise words
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