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geotectonics

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌdʒiːə(ʊ)tɛkˈtɒnɪks/
  • General-American: jē'ō-tĕk-tŏnʹĭks
  • General-American: /ˌd͡ʒioʊtɛkˈtɑnɪks/
  • rhymes with -ɒnɪks

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noun

Meaning 1

Tectonics, structural geology; the study of the structure of the Earth, especially of the formation and movement of tectonic plates.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From geo- + tectonics (although this is apparently first attested later), possibly from German Geotektonik.