Meaning of plate tectonics | Babel Free
Definitions
The large-scale movement of tectonic plates that contributes to continental drift.
uncountable
Equivalents
Deutsch
Plattentektonik
Español
tectónica de placas
Suomi
laattatektoniikka
Français
tectonique des plaques
日本語
プレートテクトニクス
Nederlands
platentektoniek
Português
tectónica de placas
Русский
текто́ника плит
Svenska
plattektonik
Examples
“And of course, in order to understand the Earth's past and how it got to where it now is, it is important to have a basic knowledge of plate tectonics, which explains how the planet's continental and oceanic crusts are part of the lithospheric plates that are buoyant and ride upon the highly viscous asthenosphere.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.