tectonic
adjective
uk/tekˈtɒn.ɪk/us/tekˈtɑː.nɪk/geologyspecialized
relatingto thestructureof thesurfaceof theearthand the way it isformed,changed, andmovedbyforcesinside it:
地壳构造的themotionof the earth's tectonicplates(=sectionsof the planet'ssurface)地球构造板块的运动
A tectonicchangeis a veryimportantone that will havemajoreffects:
非常重要的;具有重大影响的Heledthecompanythrough aperiodof tectonicshiftsin themovieindustry.他领导公司度过了一段电影业发生了翻天覆地变化的时期。
Theprocessof writing is in themidstof a tectonicchangecausedbychangesin thetechnologywritersuse.写作过程正在经历一场巨大变革,这是由作者们所使用的科技引发的。
Geology - general words
- Anthropocene
- aquifer
- auriferous
- biozone
- Cambrian
- carboniferous
- cementation
- continental crust
- Cretaceous
- Holocene
- hoodoo
- interbed
- Jurassic
- karst
- plate tectonics
- post-depositional
- pyroclastic
- Quaternary
- sedimentation
- the rock cycle
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