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tectonisms

tectonisms is the plural of tectonism.

Meaning of tectonism

Noun

tectonism (usually uncountable, plural tectonisms)

  1. (usually) The deformation of the Earth's crust due to tectonic activity.
    • Next Reports Climatic Limits on Landscape Development in the Northwestern Himalaya Nicholas Brozovi, * Douglas W. Burbank, Andrew J. Meigs The interaction between tectonism and erosion produces rugged landscapes in actively deforming regions.1997 April 25, Nicholas Brozovic et al., “Climatic Limits on Landscape Development in the Northwestern Himalaya”, in Science, volume 276, number 5312, →DOI, pages 571–574
    Synonyms:
    diastrophism

Questions about tectonisms

What is tectonisms the plural of?
Tectonisms is the plural of tectonism.

Words near tectonisms in the dictionary

  1. tectonically
  2. tectonicist
  3. tectonicists
  4. tectonics
  5. tectonism
  6. tectonisms
  7. tectonite
  8. tectonites
  9. tectonization
  10. tectonizations
  11. tectonize

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