CONTINENTAL DRIFT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does continental drift mean? • CONTINENTAL DRIFT (noun)
The noun CONTINENTAL DRIFT has 1 sense:
1. the gradual movement and formation of continents (as described by plate tectonics)
Familiarity information: CONTINENTAL DRIFT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CONTINENTAL DRIFT (noun)
Meaning:
The gradual movement and formation of continents (as described by plate tectonics)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("continental drift" is a kind of...):
geological phenomenon (a natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth)
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