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geotectonics

Syllables: geo·tec·ton·icsUK/ˌdʒiːə(ʊ)tɛkˈtɒnɪks/US/ˌd͡ʒioʊtɛkˈtɑnɪks/

geotectonics noun: tectonics, structural geology; the study of the structure of the Earth, especially of the formation and movement of tectonic plates.

Noun

geotectonics (uncountable)

  1. Tectonics, structural geology; the study of the structure of the Earth, especially of the formation and movement of tectonic plates.

Origin of geotectonics

From geo- + tectonics (although this is apparently first attested later), possibly from German Geotektonik.

Words that rhyme with geotectonics

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Questions about geotectonics

What does geotectonics mean?
Geotectonics means tectonics, structural geology; the study of the structure of the Earth, especially of the formation and movement of tectonic plates.
What part of speech is geotectonics?
Geotectonics is a noun.
How do you pronounce geotectonics?
Geotectonics is pronounced /ˌdʒiːə(ʊ)tɛkˈtɒnɪks/ (UK).

Words near geotectonics in the dictionary

  1. geotechnology
  2. geotechs
  3. geotectonic
  4. geotectonical
  5. geotectonically
  6. geotectonics
  7. geotectonism
  8. geotemporal
  9. geotemporally
  10. geotextile
  11. geotextiles

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