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seafloor spreadings

seafloor spreadings is the plural of seafloor spreading.

Meaning of seafloor spreading

Noun

seafloor spreading (usually uncountable, plural seafloor spreadings)

  1. (usually) The outward movement of the seafloor from central underwater ridges as a result of plate tectonics; the major cause of continental drift.
    • However, the recognition of sea-floor spreading made sense of continental splitting without having to invoke earth expansion.2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 143

Questions about seafloor spreadings

What is seafloor spreadings the plural of?
Seafloor spreadings is the plural of seafloor spreading.

Words near seafloor spreadings in the dictionary

  1. seafish
  2. seaflood
  3. seafloods
  4. seafloor
  5. seafloor spreading
  6. seafloor spreadings
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  9. seafoam candy
  10. seafoam salad
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