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tectonized

tectonized is the simple past and past participle of tectonize.

Meaning of tectonize

Verb

tectonize (third-person singular simple present tectonizes, present participle tectonizing, simple past and past participle tectonized)

  1. To modify a rock by a tectonic process

Adjective

tectonized (comparative more tectonized, superlative most tectonized)

  1. Modified by a tectonic process
    • The rock is strongly tectonized with a finely grained structure.2011 September 20, Dariusz Malczewski, Jerzy Żaba, “Natural radioactivity in rocks of the Modane–Aussois region (SE France)”, in Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, volume 292, →DOI

Forms of tectonized

comparativemore tectonized
superlativemost tectonized

Words formed from tectonized

Questions about tectonized

What does tectonized mean?
Tectonized means modified by a tectonic process.
What is tectonized the simple past and past participle of?
Tectonized is the simple past and past participle of tectonize.
What part of speech is tectonized?
Tectonized is an adjective.

Words near tectonized in the dictionary

  1. tectonite
  2. tectonites
  3. tectonization
  4. tectonizations
  5. tectonize
  6. tectonized
  7. tectonizes
  8. tectonizing
  9. tectono-
  10. tectono-sedimentary
  11. tectonodeformation

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