tectonism


tec·to·nism

noun \ˈtek-tə-ˌni-zəm\

Definition of TECTONISM

: the process of deformation that produces in the earth's crust its continents and ocean basins, plateaus and mountains, folds of strata, and faults —called also diastrophism

Origin of TECTONISM

International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: 1948

Rhymes with TECTONISM

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