subduction
n. withdrawal, taking away, reduction; process of one plate of the Earth's crust being forced underneath another (Plate Tectonics) | ||||
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Subduction Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Subduction
(n.)
The act of subducting or taking away.
(n.)
Arithmetical subtraction.
(n.)
The act of subducting or taking away.
(n.)
Arithmetical subtraction.
| WordNet 2.0 |
subduction
Noun
1. a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
(hypernym) geological process, geologic process
Noun
1. a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
(hypernym) geological process, geologic process
Subduction Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Subduction
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Subduction Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Astronomy and Physics Terms by ExploreSpace.com |
Subduction
The process of one lithospheric plate descending beneath another.
The process of one lithospheric plate descending beneath another.
| Physical Geography Terms and Meanings |
Subduction (Tectonic)
Process of plate tectonics where one lithospheric plate is pushed below another into the asthenosphere.
Process of plate tectonics where one lithospheric plate is pushed below another into the asthenosphere.
Subduction Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Subduction
In geology, a subduction zone is an area on Earth where two tectonic plates meet and move towards one another, with one sliding underneath the other and moving down into the mantle, at rates typically measured in centimeters per year. An oceanic plate ordinarily slides underneath a continental plate; this often creates an orogenic zone with many volcanoes and earthquakes. In a sense, subduction zones are the opposite of divergent boundaries, areas where material rises up from the mantle and plates are moving apart.
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