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Meaning of continental drift | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The slow movement of continents explained by plate tectonics.

uncountable

Equivalents

العربية اِنْجِرَاف القَارِّيّ
Deutsch Kontinentaldrift Kontinentalverschiebung
Español abatimiento continental deriva continental
Suomi mannerliikunta mannerliikunto mannerten liikkuminen
Français dérive des continents
Italiano deriva dei continenti
日本語 大陸移動
ქართული კონტინენტების დრეიფი კონტინენტური დრეიფი
한국어 대륙이동
Nederlands continentverschuiving
Português deriva continental
Русский дрейф материко́в

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

continental drip continental Europe continental glacier Continental Navy continental philosophy continental quilt

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