geotectonics

Signification (Anglais)

Tectonics, structural geology; the study of the structure of the Earth, especially of the formation and movement of tectonic plates.

Synonymes

tectonics

structural geology

tectonic geology

geotectonic geology

architectonic geology

Coupé comme

geo‧tec‧ton‧ics

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˌdʒiːə(ʊ)tɛkˈtɒnɪks/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From geo- + tectonics (although this is apparently first attested later), possibly from German Geotektonik.