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–noun Geology.
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
Also called continental shield.


[Origin: 1940–45; < G Kraton, based on Gk krátos power; cf. -cracy, -on2]
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cra·ton    Audio Help   (krā'tŏn')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A large portion of a continental plate that has been relatively undisturbed since the Precambrian era and includes both shield and platform layers.


[German Kraton, from Greek kratos, power; see kar- in Indo-European roots.]

cra·ton'ic (krə-tŏn'ĭk) adj.
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craton

noun
the part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent; typically Precambrian 

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craton    Audio Help   (krā'tŏn')  Pronunciation Key 
A large portion of a continental plate that has been relatively undisturbed since the Precambrian era and includes both shield and platform layers.

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