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单词 tectonics
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Definition of tectonics in English:

tectonics

plural noun tɛkˈtɒnɪkstɛkˈtɑnɪks
Geology
  • treated as singular or plural Large-scale processes affecting the structure of the earth's crust.

    〔地质〕构造地质学,大地构造学

    there remains an area of active tectonics north of the mountain chain
    Nicol had come to different conclusions about the tectonics of the area
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He also questions the stratigraphy of the graben and the timing of north-south extensional tectonics.
    • The significant time gap between orogenic deformation and thermal metamorphism implies that metamorphism in many other orogens may not necessarily be due to compressive tectonics.
    • These data clearly demonstrate that parts of the Scottish basement underwent major thick-skinned tectonics during the Grenvillian orogeny.
    • As the two examples confirm, the largest failures and most rapid rock-slope development rates are associated with steep, mountain environments and with active tectonics.
    • The results may help to reconstruct the orogenic nappe structure that prevailed in the area before the region was reworked by extensional tectonics.

Definition of tectonics in US English:

tectonics

plural nountekˈtänikstɛkˈtɑnɪks
Geology
  • treated as singular or plural Large-scale processes affecting the structure of the earth's crust.

    〔地质〕构造地质学,大地构造学

    there remains an area of active tectonics north of the mountain chain
    Nicol had come to different conclusions about the tectonics of the area
    Example sentencesExamples
    • As the two examples confirm, the largest failures and most rapid rock-slope development rates are associated with steep, mountain environments and with active tectonics.
    • He also questions the stratigraphy of the graben and the timing of north-south extensional tectonics.
    • These data clearly demonstrate that parts of the Scottish basement underwent major thick-skinned tectonics during the Grenvillian orogeny.
    • The significant time gap between orogenic deformation and thermal metamorphism implies that metamorphism in many other orogens may not necessarily be due to compressive tectonics.
    • The results may help to reconstruct the orogenic nappe structure that prevailed in the area before the region was reworked by extensional tectonics.
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