Associations to the word «Craton»

Wiktionary

CRATON, noun. A part of the Earth’s crust that has survived the splitting and merging of continents.

Dictionary definition

CRATON, noun. The part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent; typically Precambrian.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.