SEAFLOOR SPREADING


Meaning of SEAFLOOR SPREADING in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ - noun

: the divergence at midocean ridges of the tectonic plates underlying the oceans that is due to upwelling from the earth's interior of magma which forms new crust

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