TECTONICS

Pronunciation (US):

• TECTONICS (noun)
  The noun TECTONICS has 2 senses:

1. the science of architecture
2. the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust

  Familiarity information: TECTONICS used as a noun is rare.

• TECTONICS (noun)

Meaning:

The science of architecture

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

architectonics; tectonics

Hypernyms ("tectonics" is a kind of...):

science; scientific discipline (a particular branch of scientific knowledge)

Holonyms ("tectonics" is a part of...):

architecture (the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings)

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 ("tectonics" 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)