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tectosphere

tectosphere noun: the part of the mantle lying below cratons, which moves during tectonic activity.

Noun

tectosphere (plural tectospheres)

  1. the part of the mantle lying below cratons, which moves during tectonic activity
    • Next Reports Geodynamic Evidence for a Chemically Depleted Continental Tectosphere Alessandro M. Forte * and H. K. Claire Perry The tectosphere, namely the portions of Earth's mantle lying below cratons, has a thermochemical structure that differs from average suboceanic mantle.2000 December 8, Alessandro M. Forte, H. Claire Perry, “Geodynamic Evidence for a Chemically Depleted Continental Tectosphere”, in Science, volume 290, number 5498, →DOI, pages 1940–1944

Forms of tectosphere

pluraltectospheres

Origin of tectosphere

From tecto- + -sphere.

Words formed from tectosphere

Questions about tectosphere

What does tectosphere mean?
Tectosphere means the part of the mantle lying below cratons, which moves during tectonic activity.
What part of speech is tectosphere?
Tectosphere is a noun.
What is the plural of tectosphere?
The plural of tectosphere is tectospheres.

Words near tectosphere in the dictionary

  1. Tectosages
  2. Tectosagii
  3. tectosedimentary
  4. tectosilicate
  5. tectosilicates
  6. tectosphere
  7. tectospheres
  8. tectospheric
  9. tectospinal
  10. tectotectal
  11. tectothalamic

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