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continental crust

continental crust noun: the layer of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks that forms the geological continents.

Noun

continental crust (countable and uncountable, plural continental crusts)

  1. The layer of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks that forms the geological continents.
    • As a result, very few regions of the continental crust are in truly static steady-state thermal conditions.1992, David Fountain, Richard Arculus, Robert W. Kay, editors, Continental Lower Crust, Elsevier Science Limited, page 198

continental crust meaning in Tamil

continental crust in Tamil

கண்ட மேலோடு

Forms of continental crust

pluralcontinental crusts

Questions about continental crust

What does continental crust mean?
Continental crust means the layer of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks that forms the geological continents.
What is continental crust in Tamil?
Continental crust in Tamil is கண்ட மேலோடு. See Continental crust meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is continental crust?
Continental crust is a noun.
What is the plural of continental crust?
The plural of continental crust is continental crusts.

Words near continental crust in the dictionary

  1. continent
  2. continent of stability
  3. continental
  4. continental breakfast
  5. continental breakfasts
  6. continental crust
  7. continental crusts
  8. continental divide
  9. continental divides
  10. continental drift
  11. continental drip

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