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glaciotectonism

glaciotectonism noun: the combined action of tectonic activity and glaciation.

Noun

glaciotectonism (uncountable)

  1. The combined action of tectonic activity and glaciation.

Origin of glaciotectonism

From glacio- + tectonism.

Questions about glaciotectonism

What does glaciotectonism mean?
Glaciotectonism means the combined action of tectonic activity and glaciation.
What part of speech is glaciotectonism?
Glaciotectonism is a noun.

Words near glaciotectonism in the dictionary

  1. glacionatant
  2. glaciophobic
  3. glaciotectonic
  4. glaciotectonically
  5. glaciotectonics
  6. glaciotectonism
  7. glaciotectonite
  8. glaciotectonites
  9. glacious
  10. glaciovolcanic
  11. glaciovolcanism

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