ˈtektəˌjēn noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary tecto- (from Greek tektainein to frame, build, from tektōn carpenter, builder) + -gene — more at technical
: a long narrow downward fold of the earth's crust that is postulated as an early phase in the process of the formation of a mountain range or an island arc
• tec·to·gen·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|jenik adjective