tectonics

See also: tectònics

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: tĕk-tŏn'ĭks
• Rhymes: -ɒnɪks

Noun

tectonics (uncountable)

1. (geology) The study of crustal plates and other large-scale structural features of the Earth.
2. (architecture) The science and art of assembling, shaping, or ornamenting materials in construction.

Derived terms

• morphotectonics
• plate tectonics

 

Related terms

• architectonics
• tectonic

 

Translations

study of crustal plates

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 構造／构造 (zh) (gòuzào), 构造 (zh) (gòuzào), 地質構造／地质构造, 地质构造 (dìzhí gòuzào)

• Finnish: tektoniikka
• French: tectonique (fr) f
• German: Tektonik (de) f
• Greek: τεκτονική (el) f (tektonikí)
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• Irish: teicteonaic f
• Italian: tettonica (it) f
• Japanese: テクトニクス (tekutonikusu)
• Portuguese: tectônica f
• Russian: текто́ника (ru) f (tektónika)
• Swedish: tektonik (sv) c, platt-tektonik c

science and art of shaping materials

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