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PRONUNCIATION OF ACCRETIONARY PRISM

accretionary prism  [əˈkriːʃ ən ərɪ ˈprɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACCRETIONARY PRISM

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Accretionary prism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ACCRETIONARY PRISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Accretionary wedge

An accretionary wedge or accretionary prism is formed from sediments that are accreted onto the non-subducting tectonic plate at a convergent plate boundary. Most of the material in the accretionary wedge consists of marine sediments scraped off from the downgoing slab of oceanic crust but in some cases includes the erosional products of volcanic island arcs formed on the overriding plate.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACCRETIONARY PRISM


agritourism
ˈæɡrɪˌtʊərɪzəm
agrotourism
ˈæɡrəʊˌtʊərɪzəm
aneurysm
ˈænjəˌrɪzəm
biprism
ˈbaɪˌprɪzəm
brachyprism
ˈbrækɪˌprɪzəm
chrism
ˈkrɪzəm
consumerism
kənˈsjuːməˌrɪzəm
ecotourism
ˈiːkəʊˌtʊərɪzəm
macroprism
ˈmækrəʊˌprɪzəm
microprism
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌprɪzəm
militarism
ˈmɪlɪtəˌrɪzəm
orthoprism
ˈɔːθəˌprɪzəm
pentaprism
ˈpɛntəˌprɪzəm
plagiarism
ˈpleɪdʒəˌrɪzəm
prism
ˈprɪzəm
secularism
ˈsɛkjʊləˌrɪzəm
terrorism
ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm
tourism
ˈtʊərɪzəm
volunteerism
ˌvɒlənˈtɪərɪzəm
voyeurism
ˈvwaɪərɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACCRETIONARY PRISM

accredit
accreditable
accreditation
accreditation officer
accredited
accrescence
accrescent
accrete
accretion
accretion disc
accretionary
accretionary wedge
accretive
accrew
Accrington
accroides
accruable
accrual
accrual rate
accrue

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACCRETIONARY PRISM

adventure tourism
amateurism
aneurism
antiterrorism
asterism
charism
esoterism
ethnocentrism
futurism
hypopituitarism
isomerism
mesmerism
naturism
Nicol prism
pauperism
reflecting prism
space tourism
Thatcherism
vampirism
voluntarism

Synonyms and antonyms of accretionary prism in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «accretionary prism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACCRETIONARY PRISM

Find out the translation of accretionary prism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of accretionary prism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «accretionary prism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

增生楔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

prisma de acreción
570 millions of speakers

English

accretionary prism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक्रेशनरी चश्मे
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

موشور التراكمي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

аккреционной призмы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

accretionary prisma
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সংশ্লেষণ প্রিজম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prisme d´accrétion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Prisma akrilik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Akkretionskeils
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

付加体
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

accretionary 프리즘
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Prisma akretioner
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

accretionary lăng kính
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Accretionary prism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऍसेट्री प्रिझम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Eklenme prizması
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prisma di accrezione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pryzmat akrecyjnej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

аккреционного призми
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

accretionary prisma
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

accretionary πρίσμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

accretionary prisma
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

accretionary prisma
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

accretionary prisme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of accretionary prism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACCRETIONARY PRISM»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACCRETIONARY PRISM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about accretionary prism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACCRETIONARY PRISM»

Discover the use of accretionary prism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to accretionary prism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Photographic atlas of an accretionary prism: geologic ...
Based on Cretaceous-Tertiary accretionary sequences of the Shimanto Belt in Japan, the complex history of these exceptionally exposed rocks is summarized through a series of outcrop- to microscopic scale photographs, sketches, and ...
Asahiko Taira, Timothy Briggs Byrne, Juichiro Ashi, 1992
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The Tectonic and Climatic Evolution of the Arabian Sea Region
Peter D. Clift. Gas hydrates acting as cap rock to fluid discharge in the Makran accretionary prism? G. DELISLE & U. BERNER Bundesanstalt fiir Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe, Stilleweg 2, D-30655 Hannover, Germany (e- mail: ...
Peter D. Clift, 2002
3
Accretionary Prisms and Convergent Margin Tectonics in the ...
(2009) suggested that the Tokai margin of the Eurasian plate was formed by slope failure and mass movements, followed by tectonic accumulation to form the accretionary prism. Thus, it is thought that both tectonic forces and gravitational ...
Yujiro Ogawa, Ryo Anma, Yildirim Dilek, 2011
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Thrust Belts and Foreland Basins: From Fold Kinematics to ...
This paper discusses the geodynamic evolution of the Makran accretionary prism from a new field investigation in the Pakistani area and from the interpretation of reprocessed seismic lines in the offshore area. The field reconnaissance has ...
Olivier Lacombe, Jérôme Lavé, Francois M. Roure, 2007
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Thermal Evolution of the Tertiary Shimanto Belt, Southwest ...
Juichiro Ashi and Asahiko Taira Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo, 1- 15-1, Minamidai, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 164, Japan ABSTRACT Closely spaced seismic reflection profiles obtained from the Nankai accretionary prism provide high ...
Michael B. Underwood, 1993
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The Andes: Active Subduction Orogeny
Gravity modeling along line 790 indicates that this body is formed by an accretionary prism and a deepwater fore-arc basin (Rubio et al. 2000). The accretionary prism and fore-arc basin have also been imaged in other seismic lines across the ...
Onno Oncken, Guillermo Chong, Gerhard Franz, 2006
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Geologic and Tectonic Development of the Caribbean Plate ...
The morphologic asymmetry of Balboa Fracture Zone and Coiba Fracture Zone is accented by thicker sediments onlapping their eastern flanks than their western flanks. South Panama deformed belt “Normal” sections of accretionary prism.
Paul Mann, 1995
8
Geological History of Britain and Ireland
The accretionary prism model for the Southern Uplands was challenged through the mid- to late1980s by an alternative interpretation, that the Northern Belt sediments were deposited in a back-arc basin located to the north of a major volcanic ...
Nigel H. Woodcock, Rob Strachan, 2012
9
Flow Processes in Faults and Shear Zones
Scaly fabrics in sheared clays from the decollement zone of the Barbados accretionary prism. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results , 156, 59-77. Lance, S., Henry. P.. Le Pichon, X., Lallemant, S., Chamley. H., Rostek, F.
G. Ian Alsop, 2004
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Mélanges: Processes of Formation and Societal Significance
Such lamination-like structures are developed at various places and are important for understanding the deformational history before, during, and after formation of the accretionary prism. We refer to such structures as dark bands ( Fig. 2).
John Wakabayashi, Yildirim Dilek, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACCRETIONARY PRISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term accretionary prism is used in the context of the following news items.
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A Snippet o' Subduction Zone Goodness for Ye
... goes bumpity-bump over sediments stuffing the trench, and then begins the long climb over the mightily impressive accretionary prism we've ... «Scientific American, Jan 15»
2
Oman puts up five onshore and offshore blocks in new bidding round
Offshore Block 18 is located in the North Sohar Basin between the Batinah Coast and the Makran Accretionary Prism. The concession covers ... «Oil Review Middle East, Aug 14»
3
Greece looks out to sea for gas wealth salvation
PGS suggests that the Mediterranean Ridge near to Crete is a productive accretionary prism. "So a good hydrocarbon kitchen, the proof of ... «Reuters, Oct 12»
4
How Would You Like to Take a Hike Across a Geologic Diagram?
Atop Marys Peak, looking west out to the ocean trench and accretionary prism. Photo by author. Look between the trees, and you can see the ... «Scientific American, Aug 12»
5
Tsunami made worse by 'pop-up' of sediments
What the pair proposes is that the resulting tsunami was made far worse by the wedge-shaped "accretionary prism" at the boundary between ... «BBC News, Aug 12»
6
Middle East still holds frontier potential
... which is a Creta-ceous-Tertiary deepwater basin confined between the Omani continental shelf and the Makran Accretionary Prism, with its ... «Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine, Jan 12»
7
GEOLOGY/GEOPHYSICS Surveys suggest strong hydrocarbon …
Main structural units of these margins are (from east to west) the Atlantic abyssal plain, the Barbados Ridge accretionary prism and the Tobago Trough forearc ... «Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine, Jan 12»
8
British Columbia's Modern Day Copper Mining Rush
British Columbia is an “accretionary prism” which, in layman's terms, means that it is composed of a patchwork of distinct tectonic plates, that ... «Copper Investing News, Jun 11»
9
Stiff Sediments Made 2004 Sumatra Earthquake Deadliest in History
As the Indo-Australian plate is subducted, these sediments are scraped off to form what's called an accretionary prism. Usually an accretionary ... «University of Texas at Austin News, Jun 11»
10
Greater tsunami threat identified
As the Indo-Australian plate is subducted, these sediments are scraped off to form what's called an accretionary prism. Usually an accretionary ... «Planet Earth, Jun 11»

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