transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]
Date: 1969
: the divergence at mid-ocean ridges of the tectonic plates underlying the oceans that is due to upwelling from the earth's interior of magma which solidifies and adds to the spreading plates
SEAFLOOR SPREADING
Meaning of SEAFLOOR SPREADING in English
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003