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tec⋅ton⋅ic

  [tek-ton-ik]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to building or construction; constructive; architectural.
2. Geology.
a. pertaining to the structure of the earth's crust.
b. referring to the forces or conditions within the earth that cause movements of the crust.
c. designating the results of such movements: tectonic valleys.
Origin:
1650–60; < LL tectonicus < Gk tektonikós pertaining to construction, equiv. to tekton- (s. of téktōn) carpenter + -ikos -ic

Related forms:
tec⋅ton⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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tec·ton·ic   (těk-tŏn'ĭk)   
adj.  
  1. Geology Relating to, causing, or resulting from structural deformation of the earth's crust.
    1. Relating to construction or building.
    2. Architectural.

[Late Latin tectonicus, from Greek tektonikos, from tektōn, builder; see teks- in Indo-European roots.]
tec·ton'i·cal·ly adv.
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