Associations to the word «Tectonic»

TECTONIC, adjective. Of or relating to construction or to architecture

TECTONIC, adjective. (biology) structural

TECTONIC, adjective. (geology) of, relating to, or caused by large-scale movements of the Earth's lithosphere

TECTONIC PLATE, noun. (geology) any of several large pieces of the Earth's lithosphere which participate in plate tectonics

TECTONIC PLATES, noun. Plural of tectonic plate

TECTONIC UPLIFT, noun. The raising of a geographical area as a consequence of plate tectonics.

TECTONIC UPLIFTS, noun. Plural of tectonic uplift

TECTONIC, adjective. Pertaining to the structure or movement of the earth's crust; "tectonic plates"; "tectonic valleys".

TECTONIC, adjective. Of or pertaining to construction or architecture.