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terrane

terrane noun: a block of the Earth's crust that differs from the surrounding material, and is separated from it by faults.

Noun

terrane (plural terranes)

  1. A block of the Earth's crust that differs from the surrounding material, and is separated from it by faults.
    • The mountain belt came together as an accretion of terranes.2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 195

Forms of terrane

pluralterranes

Origin of terrane

Variant form of terrain.

Words formed from terrane

Questions about terrane

What does terrane mean?
Terrane means a block of the Earth's crust that differs from the surrounding material, and is separated from it by faults.
What part of speech is terrane?
Terrane is a noun.
What is the plural of terrane?
The plural of terrane is terranes.

Words near terrane in the dictionary

  1. Terrana
  2. Terranas
  3. terranaut
  4. terranauts
  5. Terrance
  6. terrane
  7. terranean
  8. terraneous
  9. terranes
  10. Terranian
  11. Terranians

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