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supercontinent cycles

supercontinent cycles is the plural of supercontinent cycle.

Meaning of supercontinent cycle

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

Questions about supercontinent cycles

What is supercontinent cycles the plural of?
Supercontinent cycles is the plural of supercontinent cycle.

Words near supercontinent cycles in the dictionary

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

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