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Significados de tectonics en inglés

portugués
tectónica de placas
catalán
tectònica

The branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust.

tectónica de placas
portugués
tectónica
español
tectónica

Field of geology devoted to tectonic processes.

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ruso
тектоника
portugués
tectônicas
español
tectonica
catalán
tectònica

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

tectonica

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Uso de tectonics en inglés
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But two other factors are much more important: plate tectonics and water.
Analog sff, december 2009
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The huge scar is a testament to the violence of plate tectonics.
The Guardian
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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
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Plus, our knowledge of plate tectonics on other planets is incredibly limited.
BBC
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Mars's small size undoubtedly played a role in the demise of its tectonics.
Analog sff, december 2009
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But after that, plate tectonics, among other features, come into play.
BBC
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Plate tectonics plays a part in every aspect of this cycle.
BBC
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It also gave us plate tectonics, which continually renews and rumples the surface.
A short history of nearly everything
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Of all planets, Earth is the only one known to have plate tectonics.
BBC
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Nothing in the theories of tectonics can explain any of this.
A short history of nearly everything
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Plate tectonics, as we noted earlier, is driven by currents in the mantle.
Analog sff, december 2009
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Rather, it appears to have been a freezing-up of plate tectonics.
Analog sff, december 2009
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In the sixties when the theory of plate tectonics coalesced geologists became excited.
The new yorker
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As plate tectonics shifted other continents, Antarctica became colder and drier.
The South African
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Eventually, it becomes too rigid to move and tectonics grinds to a halt.
Analog sff, december 2009
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Translations for tectonics
catalán
tectònica
Tectonics a través del tiempo
Tectonics por variante geográfica
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