tectonic plate
tectonic plate noun: any of several large pieces of the Earth's lithosphere which participate in plate tectonics.
Noun
tectonic plate (plural tectonic plates)
- Any of several large pieces of the Earth's lithosphere which participate in plate tectonics.
tectonic plate meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Malay and Indonesian
tectonic plate in Tamil
- கண்டத்தட்டு
tectonic plate in Arabic
- large piece of Earth's lithosphere
- صَفِيحَةٌ تِكْتُونِيَّة ṣafīḥatun tiktūniyya
tectonic plate in Malay
- large piece of Earth's lithosphere
- pelet
tectonic plate in Indonesian
- large piece of Earth's lithosphere
- lempeng tektonik
Forms of tectonic plate
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Questions about tectonic plate
- What does tectonic plate mean?
- Tectonic plate means any of several large pieces of the Earth's lithosphere which participate in plate tectonics.
- What is tectonic plate in Tamil?
- Tectonic plate in Tamil is கண்டத்தட்டு. See Tectonic plate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is tectonic plate?
- Tectonic plate is a noun.
- What is the plural of tectonic plate?
- The plural of tectonic plate is tectonic plates.
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