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Meanings of tectonic process in English

Russian
тектоника
Portuguese
tectônicas
Spanish
tectonica
Catalan
tectònica

Processes that control the structure and properties of the Earth's crust and its evolution through time.

        тектоника
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        Examples for "tectonics"
        Examples for "tectonics"
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        But two other factors are much more important: plate tectonics and water.
        Analog sff, december 2009
        2
        The huge scar is a testament to the violence of plate tectonics.
        The Guardian
        3
        Earth is very active geologically, with plate tectonics and plenty of volcanism.
        Wired
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        Plate tectonics is just one of many factors that may influence habitability.
        BBC
        5
        Plus, our knowledge of plate tectonics on other planets is incredibly limited.
        BBC
        Usage of tectonic process in English
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        Formed by a tectonic process called tilted block faulting, the mountains were once the container for vast inland lakes.
        Climbing Magazine
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        This means the young channels must be formed by tectonic processes.
        Wired
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        But he said the subsidence could be through compaction of near-surface sediment or from deeper tectonic processes.
        Radio NZ
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        They have a lot of the images tagged by categories such as mass wasting, tectonic processes, fluvial processes, and others.
        Wired
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        Lacking any knowledge of tectonic processes, he had struggled to explain how the fossils might have been deposited by a series of great global floods.
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