TECTONOPHYSICS


Meaning of TECTONOPHYSICS in English

[ tɛkˌtɒnə(ʊ)'fɪzɪks ]

■ plural noun [treated as sing. ] the branch of geophysics concerned with the forces that cause movement and deformation in the earth's crust.

Origin

1950s: from tectonics + physics .

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