Intracrustal
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 inside or within crusts not-comparable
"There are two main mechanisms that govern postseismic deformation: (i) viscoelastic relaxation in an intracrustal asthenospheric layer (4 ) and (ii) afterslip in a velocity-strengthening region above the coseismic rupture zone (5 )."
Example
More examples"There are two main mechanisms that govern postseismic deformation: (i) viscoelastic relaxation in an intracrustal asthenospheric layer (4 ) and (ii) afterslip in a velocity-strengthening region above the coseismic rupture zone (5 )."
Etymology
From intra- + crustal.
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