tectonics

See also: tectònics

English

Pronunciation

enPR: tĕk-tŏn'ĭks
Rhymes: -ɒnɪks

Noun

tectonics (uncountable)

(geology) The study of crustal plates and other large-scale structural features of the Earth.
(architecture) The science and art of assembling, shaping, or ornamenting materials in construction.

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Translations

study of crustal plates

Chinese:
Mandarin: 構造 (zh), 构造 (zh) (gòuzào), 地質構造, 地质构造 (dìzhí gòuzào)
Finnish: tektoniikka
French: tectonique (fr) f
German: Tektonik (de) f
Greek: τεκτονική (el) f (tektonikí)

Italian: tettonica (it) f
Japanese: テクトニクス (tekutonikusu)
Portuguese: tectônica f
Russian: текто́ника (ru) f (tektónika)
Swedish: tektonik (sv) c, platt-tektonik c

science and art of shaping materials

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