CRATON

Meaning of CRATON in English

/kray"ton/ , n. Geol.

a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.

[ 1940-45; Kraton, based on Gk krátos power; cf. -CRACY, -ON 2 ]

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CRATON — noun see: hard Date: 1944 a stable relatively immobile area of the earth's crust that forms the nuclear mass of …
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CRATON — ˈkrāˌtän noun ( -s ) Etymology: German kraton, modification of Greek kratos strength, power — more at hard : a …
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CRATON — n. hard and stationary part of the Earth's crust (Geology)
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CRATON — noun Etymology: German Kraton, modification of Greek kratos strength — more at hard Date: 1944 : a stable relatively immobile …
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CRATON — [ 'kratɒn ] ■ noun Geology a large stable block of the earth's crust forming the nucleus of a continent. …
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CRATON — [cra.ton] n [G Kraton, modif. of Gk kratos strength--more at hard] (1944): a stable relatively immobile area of the earth's …
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CRATON — the stable interior portion of a continent characteristically composed of ancient crystalline basement rock. The term craton is used to …
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CRATON — кратон (геология) кратон, кратоген
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CRATON — Кратон
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CRATON — n геол. кратон, кратоген ( стабильный континентальный блок )
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CRATON — горн. кратон; щит; платформа
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CRATON — (n) кратоген; кратон
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CRATON — n геол. кратон, кратоген ( стабильный континентальный блок )
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CRATON — n геол. кратон, кратоген ( стабильный континентальный блок )
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CRATON — кратон (геология) кратон, кратоген
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CRATON — n. Pronunciation: ' kr ā - ˌ tän, ' kra- Function: noun Etymology: German Kraton, modification of Greek kratos strength …
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CRATONIC — adjective see: craton
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CRATONIC — adjective see craton
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CRATONAL — adjective see craton
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SHIELD — I. ˈshē(ə)ld noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English sheld, shild, from Old English scield, sceld, scyld, scild; akin to …
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PARAGEOSYNCLINE — |parə+ noun Etymology: para- (I) + geosyncline : a geosyncline within or adjacent to a craton and usually less elongated, …
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EXOGEOSYNCLINE — |ek(ˌ)sō+ noun Etymology: exo- + geosyncline : a transverse basin extending from an orthogeosyncline into a craton
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SHIELD — — shielder , n. — shieldless , adj. — shieldlessly , adv. — shieldlessness , n. — shieldlike , adj. …
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PLATFORM — — platformless , adj. /plat"fawrm/ , n. 1. a horizontal surface or structure with a horizontal surface raised above the …
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CRATONIC — see craton
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