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单词 tectonics
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tectonics
noun[U]
geologyspecialized
uk
/tekˈtɒn.ɪks/us
/tekˈtɑː.nɪks/
processesthatrelateto thestructureof the earth'ssurfaceand the way it isformed,changed, andmovedbyforcesinside it:
地壳构造，地壳飘移
Over millions ofyears, tectonicssplitsomelandsapartandsendotherscrashingtogether.在数百万年的时间里，地壳飘移将一些陆地分裂开来又让另一些陆地相撞。
platetectonics板块构造论
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tectonic
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  • Thetheoryofplatetectonics says thatthickslabsofcrustunder the oceans andcontinentsmovearound likejigsawpuzzlepieces.
  • Geologistsworkedhard todiscoverwhatplatetectonicsrevealedabout Earth's past.
  • Theroleof tectonics isabsolutelycritcal inunderstandingthosechangesin earlyhumans.
  • Depending on thegeology, the tectonics andthusthetopographyof the earth'ssurfacebeneath it, it may be manymilesdeepor some fewfathomsshallow.
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(Definition oftectonicsfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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The evidence, including that of xenoliths carried in the magmas, supports the idea of melting of old metasomatized lithospheric mantle, usually associated with riftingtectonics.
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Extensionaltectonicsplayed a major role during the latest stages of exhumation, as shown by collapse folds and brittle shear zones.
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The requirements for platetectonicsof water and mass are also independently requirements for habitable planets.
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So these requirements for platetectonicsare already fundamental conditions for a habitable planet.
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Investigations of regionaltectonicsincluded work on structural geology, stratigraphy and palaeontology, and collecting samples for palaeomagnetic and isotope age studies.
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These allow powerful constraints to be placed on the nature and conditions of crustaltectonicsduring magmatism.
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Figure 3 shows the complex architecture of the sequence resulting from synsedimentarytectonics.
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Previous studies largely followed a methodological bias towards aesthetics,tectonics, typology and taxonomy.
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To me it is a work of reference, and a useful one at that, except perhaps for hardenedtectonicsresearchers.
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It consists of petrified acts which are mediated by the language oftectonics.
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Inversion of field data in faulttectonicsto obtain regional stress.
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The biggest problem with this book is the obvious disregard for research advances made during the last 30 years in activetectonics.
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This problem could be solved by including in the model the effect of extensionaltectonics.
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It has been less intensely investigated in terms of palaeontology, sedimentology andtectonicsthan the long-studied eastern part of the range.
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In summary, this is a useful collection of papers on strikesliptectonics.
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