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supercontinent cycle

supercontinent cycle noun: a quasiperiodic aggregation and dispersal of Earth's continental crust.

Noun

supercontinent cycle (plural supercontinent cycles)

  1. A quasiperiodic aggregation and dispersal of Earth's continental crust.
    • The supercontinent cycle has many effects that greatly affect other Earth systems. First, the breakup of continents causes sudden bursts of heat release, associated with periods of increased, intensive magmatism.2009, Timothy M. Kusky, Encyclopedia of Earth Science, Infobase Publishing, →ISBN, page 412

Forms of supercontinent cycle

pluralsupercontinent cycles

Questions about supercontinent cycle

What does supercontinent cycle mean?
Supercontinent cycle means a quasiperiodic aggregation and dispersal of Earth's continental crust.
What part of speech is supercontinent cycle?
Supercontinent cycle is a noun.
What is the plural of supercontinent cycle?
The plural of supercontinent cycle is supercontinent cycles.

Words near supercontinent cycle in the dictionary

  1. supercontext
  2. supercontexts
  3. supercontig
  4. supercontigs
  5. supercontinent
  6. supercontinent cycle
  7. supercontinent cycles
  8. supercontinental
  9. supercontinents
  10. supercontinua
  11. supercontinuum

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