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slab pull

slab pull noun: the portion of the motion of a tectonic plate resulting from its gravitationally-driven subduction.

Noun

slab pull (uncountable)

  1. The portion of the motion of a tectonic plate resulting from its gravitationally-driven subduction.

Questions about slab pull

What does slab pull mean?
Slab pull means the portion of the motion of a tectonic plate resulting from its gravitationally-driven subduction.
What part of speech is slab pull?
Slab pull is a noun.

Words near slab pull in the dictionary

  1. slab hut
  2. slab huts
  3. slab line
  4. slab lines
  5. slab on grade
  6. slab pull
  7. slab serif
  8. slab serifs
  9. slab track
  10. slab tracks
  11. slab-off prism

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