tectonic plate

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any of several large pieces of the Earth's lithosphere which participate in plate tectonics.

Equivalents

Españolplaca tectónica

Françaisplaque tectonique

DeutschPlatte tektonische Platte

21 more languages

العربيةصفيحة تكتونية

Bosanskiplaća

Catalàplaca tectònica

Češtinalitosférická deska tektonická deska

Ελληνικάπλάκα τεκτονική πλάκα

Suomimannerlaatta

Galegoplaca placa tectónica

Hrvatskiplaća

Magyarkőzetlemez

Bahasa Indonesialempeng tektonik

Íslenskalandfleki

日本語地殻プレート

ქართულიტექტონიკური ფილა

Nederlandstektonische plaat

Polskipłyta litosfery płyta tektoniczna

Portuguêsplaca placa tectônica

Русскийлитосфе́рная плита́плита́тектони́ческая плита́

Slovenčinakryha

Српскиplaća

Svenskakontinentalplatta

Українськаплита

CEFR level

B2

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

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See also

tectonic uplift tectonic weapon Tectonically tectonicist Tectonics tectonism

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