geotectonics
Meaning
Tectonics, structural geology; the study of the structure of the Earth, especially of the formation and movement of tectonic plates.
Synonyms
Hyphenated as
geo‧tec‧ton‧ics
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌdʒiːə(ʊ)tɛkˈtɒnɪks/
Etymology
From geo- + tectonics (although this is apparently first attested later), possibly from German Geotektonik.
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