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cratons

cratons is the plural of craton.

Meaning of craton

Noun

craton (plural cratons)

  1. A part of the Earth’s crust that has survived the splitting and merging of continents.
    • Application of the concept of a craton circumscribed by surrounding miogeosynclines was particularly vexing to stratigraphers whose study areas extended across the line theoretically delineating distinct tectonic terranes.1988, L. L. Sloss, Chapter 1: Introduction, L. L. Sloss (editor), Sedimentary Cover—North American Craton: U.S., Geological Society of America, The Geology of North America, Volume D-2, page 2

Questions about cratons

What is cratons the plural of?
Cratons is the plural of craton.

Words near cratons in the dictionary

  1. cratonic
  2. cratonic sequence
  3. cratonic sequences
  4. cratonisation
  5. cratonization
  6. cratons
  7. cratoxylone
  8. crats
  9. Cratty
  10. Crattys
  11. cratur

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