tectonics
the science or art of assembling, shaping, or ornamenting materials in construction; the constructive arts in general.
Origin of tectonics
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How to use tectonics in a sentence
At the time, the theory of plate tectonics did not yet exist.
Readers react to Science News’ headline quiz, pesky subatomic particles and more | Science News Staff | June 11, 2022 | Science NewsPlate tectonics controls pretty much the fact that life exists on Earth.
The New Historian of the Smash That Made the Himalayas | Robin George Andrews | April 14, 2021 | Quanta MagazineThis shows that plate tectonics isn’t a prerequisite for life at its most basic level.
Scientists Pin Down When Earth’s Crust Cracked, Then Came to Life | Howard Lee | March 25, 2021 | Quanta MagazineSeveral scientists have argued that plate tectonics has operated since at least 4 billion years ago.
Scientists Pin Down When Earth’s Crust Cracked, Then Came to Life | Howard Lee | March 25, 2021 | Quanta Magazine“What exactly plate tectonics is isn’t an answered question,” Fu says.
How the Earth-shaking theory of plate tectonics was born | Carolyn Gramling | January 13, 2021 | Science News
South of Silicon Valley, an entire town is being deformed, slowly, by plate tectonics.
Only in the 1960s, with the theory of plate tectonics, did a convincing solution finally emerge.
The Origins of Islam: Tom Holland Explains New Book ‘In the Shadow of the Sword’ | Tom Holland | May 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for tectonics
/ (tɛkˈtɒnɪks) /
the art and science of construction or building
the study of the processes by which the earth's crust has attained its present structure: See also plate tectonics
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Scientific definitions for tectonics
[ tĕk-tŏn′ĭks ]
The branch of geology that deals with the broad structural and deformational features of the outer part of the Earth, their origins, and the relationships between them. See more at plate tectonics.
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