benioff-zone
iˌɔf, -ˌɒf noun Geology, Oceanography.
a planar seismic zone in oceanic crust along which subduction of lithospheric plates gives rise to frequent earthquakes: marked by oceanic trenches sloping downward at about 45° toward adjacent island arcs or continents.
Origin:
after Hugo Benioff (1899–1968), U.S. geophysicist
after Hugo Benioff (1899–1968), U.S. geophysicist
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Benioff zone (ˈbɛnɪəf) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| Compare subduction zone a long narrow region, usually adjacent to a continent, along which earthquake foci lie on a plane which dips downwards at about 45° and along which the oceanic lithosphere is thought to be descending into the earth's interior | |
| [C20: named after Hugo Benioff (1899--1968), American seismologist, who first discovered the phenomenon] | |
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