CONTINENTAL DRIFT

Meaning of CONTINENTAL DRIFT in English

noun

[ U ] ( geology ) the slow movement of the continents towards and away from each other during the history of the earth

—see also plate tectonics

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

CONTINENTAL DRIFT — noun Date: 1926 a slow movement of the continents on a deep-seated viscous zone within the earth
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CONTINENTAL DRIFT — Large-scale movements of continent s over the course of geologic time. The first complete theory of continental drift was proposed …
Английский словарь Британика
CONTINENTAL DRIFT — noun : a hypothetical slow movement of the continents on a supposed deep-seated viscous or plastic zone within the earth …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONTINENTAL DRIFT — Geol. the lateral movement of continents resulting from the motion of crustal plates. Cf. plate tectonics . [ 1925-30 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTINENTAL DRIFT — n. gradual movement and formation of the continents across the surface of earth through geological time
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CONTINENTAL DRIFT — Date: 1926 : a slow movement of the continents on a deep-seated viscous zone within the earth — compare plate …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CONTINENTAL DRIFT — Function: noun Date: 1926 : a slow movement of the continents on a deep-seated viscous zone within the earth ― …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CONTINENTAL DRIFT — ■ noun the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
Concise Oxford English vocab
CONTINENTAL DRIFT — [continental drift] n (1926): a hypothetical slow movement of the continents on a deep-seated viscous zone within the earth--compare plate …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CONTINENTAL DRIFT — the large-scale horizontal movements of continents relative to one another and to the ocean basins during one or more episodes …
Britannica English vocabulary
CONTINENTAL DRIFT — ˌcontinental ˈdrift BrE AmE noun [uncountable] the very slow movement of the ↑ continent s across the Earth’s surface
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CONTINENTAL DRIFT — Continental drift is the slow movement of the Earth’s continents towards and away from each other. N-UNCOUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTINENTAL DRIFT — Continental drift is the slow movement of the Earth’s continents towards and away from each other. N-UNCOUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CONTINENTAL DRIFT — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ An earth science example is the publication of Wegener's theory of continental drift in 1912. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONTINENTAL DRIFT — Large-scale movements of continent s over the course of geologic time. The first complete theory of continental drift was proposed …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CONTINENTAL DRIFT — In 1980 David Turner remarked that KRC ran "at the speed of the continental drift". (1994-12-06)
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
CONTINENTAL DRIFT — The theory that continents slowly shift their positions as a result of currents in the molten rocks of the earth's …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
CONTINENTAL DRIFT — The movements of the continental plates across the Earth's crust, as explained by the theory of plate tectonics.
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
CONTINENTAL DRIFT — геол. дрейф континентов; горизонтальное перемещение континентов (геология) дрейф континентов; горизонтальное перемещение континентов
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CONTINENTAL DRIFT — Теория дрейфа материков
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CONTINENTAL DRIFT — Теория дрейфа материков
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CONTINENTAL DRIFT — геол. дрейф континентов; горизонтальное перемещение континентов
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CONTINENTAL DRIFT — геол. дрейф континентов; горизонтальное перемещение континентов
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
CONTINENTAL DRIFT — геол. дрейф континентов; горизонтальное перемещение континентов
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CONTINENTAL DRIFT — геол. дрейф континентов; горизонтальное перемещение континентов
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CONTINENTAL DRIFT — движение материков, дрейф континентов, дрейф материков
Англо-Русский физический словарь
CONTINENTAL DRIFT — континентальный дрейф
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
CONTINENTAL DRIFT — континентальный дрейф
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
CONTINENTAL DRIFT — геол. дрейф континентов; горизонтальное перемещение континентов (геология) дрейф континентов; горизонтальное перемещение континентов
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CONTINENTAL — I. adjective Date: 1758 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a continent , of, relating to, or being a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CONTINENTAL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Continental Congress Continental Divide continental drift Continental philosophy continental shelf continental shield continental slope …
Английский словарь Британика
DRIFT — I. ˈdrift noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English; akin to Middle Dutch drift herd, ford, Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONTINENTAL — I. |känt ə n|ent ə l, -tə|ne-, -təl also rap. attrib ˈkäntˌne- adjective Etymology: continent (II) + -al 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONTINENTAL — (n.) A soldier in the Continental army, or a piece of the Continental currency. See Continental, a., 3.
Английский словарь Webster
CONTINENTAL — ( n. ) A soldier in the Continental army, or a piece of the Continental currency. See Continental, a., 3.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DRIFT — — driftingly , adv. — driftless , adj. — driftlessness , n. /drift/ , n. 1. a driving movement or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTINENTAL — — continentally , adv. /kon'tn en"tl/ , adj. 1. of or of the nature of a continent. 2. ( usually …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DRIFT — I. ˈdrift noun Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old English drīfan to drive — more at drive Date: 14th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CONTINENTAL — I. ˌkän-tə-ˈnen-t ə l adjective Date: 1758 1. a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of a continent continental waters …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DRIFT
Webster English vocab
CONTINENTAL — adj of or pertaining to a continent. 2. continental ·noun a soldier in the continental army, or a piece of …
Webster English vocab
DRIFT — [drift] n [ME; akin to OE drifan to drive--more at drive] (14c) 1 a: the act of driving something along …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CONTINENTAL — [con.ti.nen.tal] adj (1760) 1 a: of, relating to, or characteristic of a continent "~ waters"; specif, often cap: of or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DRIFT — / drɪft; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun SLOW MOVEMENT 1. [ sing. , U ] a slow steady …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTINENTAL — / ˌkɒntɪˈnentl; NAmE ˌkɑːn-/ adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. (also Continental ) [ only before noun ] ( BrE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRIFT — I. drift 1 /drɪft/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] 1 . MOVE SLOWLY to move slowly on water or in the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CONTINENTAL — con ‧ ti ‧ nen ‧ tal /ˌkɒntəˈnentl◂, ˌkɒntɪˈnentl◂ $ ˌkɑːn-/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DRIFT — n. & v. --n. 1 a slow movement or variation. b such movement caused by a slow current. 2 the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CONTINENTAL — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or characteristic of a continent. 2 (Continental) Brit. of, relating to, or characteristic of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DRIFT — n. & v. n. 1 a slow movement or variation. b such movement caused by a slow current. 2 the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CONTINENTAL — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or characteristic of a continent. 2 (Continental) Brit. of, relating to, or characteristic of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DRIFT — n. & v. --n. 1. a slow movement or variation. b such movement caused by a slow current. 2 the …
Oxford English vocab
CONTINENTAL — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of or characteristic of a continent. 2 (Continental) Brit. of, relating to, or characteristic of …
Oxford English vocab
DRIFT — ( drifts, drifting, drifted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. When something …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTINENTAL — ( continentals) 1. Continental means situated on or belonging to the continent of Europe except for Britain. ( mainly BRIT …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTINENTAL — (~s) 1. Continental means situated on or belonging to the continent of Europe except for Britain. (mainly BRIT) He sees …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DRIFT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONTINENTAL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a continental breakfast (= coffee and bread with butter and jam ) ▪ Continental breakfast …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONTINENTAL — n. Continental Congress Continental Divide continental drift Continental philosophy continental shelf continental shield continental slope Continental System
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DRIFT — n. 25B6; verb his raft drifted down the river : BE CARRIED, be borne; float, bob, waft, meander. the guests …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DRIFT — 1. сущ. 1) а) уст. гон, сгон (кого-л. куда-л.); сбор, созыв Syn : propulsion, impulse, impetus б) стадо, табун; уст. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CONTINENTAL — 1. прил. 1) континентальный, материковый тж. геол.; геогр. Few continental rises occur in the Pacific Ocean. ≈ В Тихом океане …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DRIFT — drift.ogg 1. drıft n 1. медленное течение; медленное перемещение the drift of labour into the city - образн. приток рабочей …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CONTINENTAL — continental.ogg 1. ͵kɒntıʹnentl n 1. (Continental) житель европейского континента, неангличанин 2. (Continental) амер. ист. солдат эпохи Войны за независимость 3. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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