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The slow movement of continents explained by plate tectonics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the gradual movement and formation of continents (as described by plate tectonics)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: geological phenomenon
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Across languages
Translations
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
اِنْجِرَاف القَارِّيّ
(injirāf al-qārriyy)
— continental drift
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Basque:
kontinenteen jito
— continental drift
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Bengali:
মহাদেশীয় প্রবাহ
(mohadeśiẏo probaho)
— continental drift
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Breton:
dilec'hiadur ar c'hevandiroù
— continental drift
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Bulgarian:
континентален дрейф
(kontinentalen drejf)
— continental drift
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Chinese Mandarin:
大陆漂移
(dàlù piāoyí)
— continental drift
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Czech:
kontinentální drift
— continental drift
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Danish:
kontinentaldrift
— continental drift
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Dutch:
continentverschuiving
— continental drift
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Esperanto:
kontinenta drivo
— continental drift
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Estonian:
mandrite triiv
— continental drift
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Faroese:
meginlandarák
— continental drift
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Finnish:
mannerten liikkuminen
— continental drift
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French:
dérive des continents
— continental drift
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Galician:
deriva continental
— continental drift
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Georgian:
კონტინენტების დრეიფი
(ḳonṭinenṭebis dreipi)
— continental drift
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Georgian:
კონტინენტური დრეიფი
(ḳonṭinenṭuri dreipi)
— continental drift
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German:
Kontinentaldrift
— continental drift
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German:
Kontinentalverschiebung
— continental drift
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Greek:
μετατόπιση των ηπείρων
(metatópisi ton ipeíron)
— continental drift
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Hebrew:
נדידת היבשות
— continental drift
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Irish:
gluaiseacht ilchríochach
— continental drift
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Italian:
deriva dei continenti
— continental drift
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Japanese:
大陸移動
(tairiku idō)
— continental drift
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Korean:
대륙이동
(daeryuk idong)
— continental drift
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Lithuanian:
kontinentų dreifo
— continental drift
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Malay:
hanyutan benua
— continental drift
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Norwegian:
kontinentaldrift
— continental drift
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Polish:
wędrówka kontynentów
— continental drift
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Portuguese:
deriva continental
— continental drift
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Russian:
дрейф материко́в
(drejf materikóv)
— continental drift
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Serbo-Croatian:
померање континената
— continental drift
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Serbo-Croatian:
помицање континената
— continental drift
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Serbo-Croatian:
pomeranje kontinenata
— continental drift
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Serbo-Croatian:
pomicanje kontinenata
— continental drift
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Slovak:
pohyb kontinentov
— continental drift
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Spanish:
deriva continental
— continental drift
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Spanish:
abatimiento continental
— continental drift
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Swedish:
kontinentaldrift
— continental drift
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Tamil:
கண்டப்பெயர்ச்சி
(kaṇṭappeyarcci)
— continental drift
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Thai:
การเลื่อนไหลของทวีป
(gaan lêuan lăi kŏng táwêep)
— continental drift
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Ukrainian:
мобілізм
(mobilizm)
— continental drift
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Vietnamese:
trôi dạt lục địa
— continental drift