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tectophase

tectophase noun: any geological feature formed by collision of tectonic plates.

Noun

tectophase (plural tectophases)

  1. Any geological feature formed by collision of tectonic plates

Forms of tectophase

pluraltectophases

Origin of tectophase

From tecto- + phase.

Questions about tectophase

What does tectophase mean?
Tectophase means any geological feature formed by collision of tectonic plates.
What part of speech is tectophase?
Tectophase is a noun.
What is the plural of tectophase?
The plural of tectophase is tectophases.

Words near tectophase in the dictionary

  1. tectonostratigraphic
  2. tectonostratigraphical
  3. tectonostratigraphically
  4. tectonostratigraphy
  5. tectonothermal
  6. tectophase
  7. tectophases
  8. tectopontine
  9. tectopulvinar
  10. tectoquinone
  11. tectoria

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