[ 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 .
[ 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 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004