In recent years, with a method called VLBI that uses quasar observations, and by GPS we have begun to understand the absolute movement of tectonic plates.
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Tectonic
Synonyms for "tectonic" (6 found)
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Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (1)
Related words (3)
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10 entriesTranslations
31 translations across 24 languages.
Asturian
1 entries- tectónicu adj ((geology) relating to large-scale movements)
Belarusian
1 entries- тэктані́чны adj ((geology) relating to large-scale movements)
Bulgarian
3 entries- архитектурен adj (relating to construction or architecture)
- строителен adj (relating to construction or architecture)
- тектоничен adj ((geology) relating to large-scale movements)
Catalan
1 entries- tectònic adj ((geology) relating to large-scale movements)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 地殼構造 /地壳构造 adj (relating to construction or architecture)
Czech
1 entries- tektonický adj ((geology) relating to large-scale movements)
Danish
1 entries- tektonisk adj ((geology) relating to large-scale movements)
Dutch
1 entries- tektonisch adj ((geology) relating to large-scale movements)
Finnish
1 entries- tektoninen adj ((geology) relating to large-scale movements)
French
1 entries- tectonique adj ((geology) relating to large-scale movements)
Galician
1 entries- tectónico adj ((geology) relating to large-scale movements)
German
2 entries- architektonisch adj (relating to construction or architecture)
- tektonisch adj ((geology) relating to large-scale movements)
Hungarian
1 entries- tektonikus adj ((geology) relating to large-scale movements)
Irish
1 entries- teicteonach adj ((geology) relating to large-scale movements)
Italian
1 entries- tettonico adj ((geology) relating to large-scale movements)
Latvian
1 entries- tektonisks adj ((geology) relating to large-scale movements)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- tektonisk adj ((geology) relating to large-scale movements)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- tektonisk adj ((geology) relating to large-scale movements)
Polish
1 entries- tektoniczny adj ((geology) relating to large-scale movements)
Portuguese
2 entries- tectónico adj (relating to construction or architecture)
- tectônico adj (relating to construction or architecture)
Russian
1 entries- тектони́ческий adj ((geology) relating to large-scale movements)
Spanish
2 entries- tectónico adj (relating to construction or architecture)
- tectónico adj ((geology) relating to large-scale movements)
Swedish
3 entries- arkitektonisk adj (relating to construction or architecture)
- tektonisk adj (relating to construction or architecture)
- tektonisk adj ((geology) relating to large-scale movements)
Ukrainian
1 entries- тектоні́чний adj ((geology) relating to large-scale movements)
Sample sentences
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Tectonic plates are pieces of the lithosphere.
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The Himalayas were formed by the collision of the tectonic plates of India and Eurasia about 50 million years ago.
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The surface of Mercury has been shaped by three processes: impact cratering where large objects struck the surface resulting in crater formation, volcanism where lava flooded the surface, and tectonic activity where the planet's crust moved in order to adjust to the planetary cooling and contracting.
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