tectonic
See also: tectònic
English
Etymology
1650s, in sense of building, from Late Latin tectonicus, from Ancient Greek τεκτονικός (tektonikós, “pertaining to building”), from Ancient Greek τέκτων (téktōn, “carpenter, joiner, maker”), from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to make”) (from which also texture). In sense of geology, attested 1894.[1] Surface analysis is τέκτων (téktōn) + -ic (“pertaining to”).
Adjective
tectonic (not comparable)
- of or relating to construction or to architecture
- (biology) structural
- (geology) of, relating to, or caused by large-scale movements of the Earth's lithosphere
Related terms
- lithotectonic
- plate tectonics
- tectonic keratoplasty
- tectonic plate
- tectonics
Translations
relating to construction or architecture
(geology) relating to large-scale movements
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References
- “tectonic” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
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