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Meaning of tectonism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The deformation of the Earth's crust due to tectonic activity.

uncountable, usually

Examples

“Next Reports Climatic Limits on Landscape Development in the Northwestern Himalaya Nicholas Brozovi, * Douglas W. Burbank, Andrew J. Meigs The interaction between tectonism and erosion produces rugged landscapes in actively deforming regions.”
“Furthermore, changes in continental weathering and riverine contributions to the oceans may also be linked with climate, and hydrothermal inputs vary with tectonism.”
“The thick lithosphere predicted by these models appears to be inconsistent with even a low level of ongoing volcanism and tectonism.”

CEFR level

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

tectonite tectonization tectonodeformation tectonoeustasy tectonofacies tectonofractography

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