PLATE TECTONIC THEORY
Dictionary entry overview: What does plate tectonic theory mean? • PLATE TECTONIC THEORY (noun)
The noun PLATE TECTONIC THEORY has 1 sense:
1. the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust
Familiarity information: PLATE TECTONIC THEORY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PLATE TECTONIC THEORY (noun)
Meaning:
The branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
plate tectonic theory; plate tectonics; tectonics
Hypernyms ("plate tectonic theory" is a kind of...):
geomorphology; morphology (the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms)
Domain member category:
Pangaea; Pangea ((plate tectonics) a hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland)
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