tectonics 音标拼音: [tɛkt'ɑnɪks]
n . 构造学,构造地质学,大地构造学
构造学,构造地质学,大地构造学
tectonics n 1 :
the science of architecture [
synonym : {
architectonics },
{
tectonics }]
2 :
the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth '
s crust [
synonym : {
tectonics }, {
plate tectonics },
{
plate tectonic theory }]
Tectonics \
Tec *
ton "
ics \,
n .
1 .
The science ,
or the art ,
by which implements ,
vessels ,
dwellings ,
or other edifices ,
are constructed ,
both agreeably to the end for which they are designed ,
and in conformity with artistic sentiments and ideas .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Geol . &
Phys .
Geog .)
the branch of geology concerned with the rock structures and external forms resulting from the deformation of the earth '
s crust ;
also ,
similar studies of other planets .
Also called {
structural geology }.
[
PJC ]
{
plate tectonics }
a geological theory which considers the earth '
s crust as divided into a number of large relatively rigid plates ,
which move relatively independently on the more plastic asthenosphere under the influence of magmatic upwellings ,
so as to drift apart ,
slide past ,
or collide with each other ,
causing the formation ,
breakup ,
or merging of continents ,
and causing volcanism ,
the building of mountain ranges ,
and the subduction of one plate beneath another .
In recent decades a large body of data have accumulated to support the theory and provide some details of the mechanisms at work .
One set of supporting observations consists of data showing that the continents have slowly moved relative to each other over long periods of time ,
a phenomenon called {
continental drift }.
Africa and South America ,
for example ,
have apparently moved apart from a connected configuration at about 2 to 3 cm per year over tens of millions of years .
[
PJC ]
45 Moby Thesaurus words for "
tectonics ":
anatomy ,
architectonics ,
architecture ,
arrangement ,
build ,
building ,
composition ,
conformation ,
constitution ,
construction ,
creation ,
fabric ,
fabrication ,
fashion ,
fashioning ,
forging ,
form ,
format ,
formation ,
frame ,
getup ,
make ,
makeup ,
making ,
manufacture ,
mold ,
molding ,
organic structure ,
organism ,
organization ,
pattern ,
patterning ,
physique ,
plan ,
production ,
setup ,
shape ,
shaping ,
structure ,
structuring ,
texture ,
tissue ,
warp and woof ,
weave ,
web
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