tectonics

See also: tectònics

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek τέκτων (téktōn, “builder”).

Pronunciation

enPR: tĕk-tŏn'ĭks
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Rhymes: -ɒnɪks

Noun

tectonics (uncountable)

(geology) The study of crustal plates and other large-scale structural features of the Earth.
(architecture) The science and art of assembling, shaping, or ornamenting materials in construction.

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Translations

study of crustal plates

Belarusian: тэкто́ніка f (tektónika)
Bulgarian: текто́ника f (tektónika)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 構造／构造 (zh) (gòuzào), 地質構造／地质构造 (dìzhí gòuzào)
Finnish: tektoniikka
French: tectonique (fr) f
German: Tektonik (de) f
Greek: τεκτονική (el) f (tektonikí)
Irish: teicteonaic f
Italian: tettonica (it) f
Japanese: テクトニクス (tekutonikusu)
Latvian: tektonika f
Polish: tektonika (pl) f
Portuguese: tectônica f
Russian: текто́ника (ru) f (tektónika)
Swedish: tektonik (sv) c, plattektonik (sv) c
Ukrainian: текто́ніка f (tektónika)

science and art of shaping materials

Belarusian: тэкто́ніка f (tektónika)
Bulgarian: строително изкуство (stroitelno izkustvo)
Swedish: tektonik (sv) c
Ukrainian: текто́ніка f (tektónika)

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