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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CRATON

From Greek kratos strength.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CRATON

craton  [ˈkreɪtən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRATON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Craton 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 CRATON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

craton

Craton

A craton /ˈkreɪtən/ is an old and stable part of the continental lithosphere. Having often survived cycles of merging and rifting of continents, cratons are generally found in the interiors of tectonic plates. They are characteristically composed of ancient crystalline basement rock, which may be covered by younger sedimentary rock. They have a thick crust and deep lithospheric roots that extend as much as several hundred kilometres into the Earth's mantle. The term craton is used to distinguish the stable portion of the continental crust from regions that are more geologically active and unstable. Cratons can be described as shields, in which the basement rock crops out at the surface, and platforms, in which the basement is overlaid by sediments and sedimentary rock. The word craton was first proposed by the Austrian geologist Leopold Kober in 1921 as Kratogen, referring to stable continental platforms, and orogen as a term for mountain or orogenic belts. Later authors shortened the former term to kraton and then to craton.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CRATON


Brighton
ˈbraɪtən
Britain
ˈbrɪtən
Dayton
ˈdeɪtən
Deighton
ˈdeɪtən
Drayton
ˈdreɪtən
greaten
ˈɡreɪtən
kitten
ˈkɪtən
laten
ˈleɪtən
Leighton
ˈleɪtən
metropolitan
ˌmɛtrəˈpɒlɪtən
Paton
ˈpeɪtən
Payton
ˈpeɪtən
phaeton
ˈfeɪtən
Satan
ˈseɪtən
seiten
ˈsaɪtən
straighten
ˈstreɪtən
straiten
ˈstreɪtən
Sudeten
suːˈdeɪtən
titan
ˈtaɪtən
written
ˈrɪtən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CRATON

cratch
crate
crateful
crater
crater-like
cratered
crateriform
Crateris
craterless
craterlet
craterlike
craterous
cratonic
cratur
craunch
cravat
cravate
crave
craven
cravenly

WORDS THAT END LIKE CRATON

automaton
Balaton
baton
Beaton
chaton
gigaton
hyperbaton
Ikhnaton
Keaton
Lake Balaton
Long Eaton
megaton
multimegaton
Nuneaton
sabaton
sacaton
shecklaton
Sheraton
Tetragrammaton
zacaton

Synonyms and antonyms of craton in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «craton» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CRATON

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The translations of craton from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «craton» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

克拉通
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cratón
570 millions of speakers

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craton
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्रेटन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

craton
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кратона
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

craton
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

craton
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

craton
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Craton
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kraton
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

大陸塊
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대륙 괴
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Craton
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Craton
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

craton
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्रॅटन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Craton
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

craton
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Craton
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кратона
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Craton
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

craton
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kraton
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Craton
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

craton
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of craton

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CRATON»

The term «craton» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.277 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CRATON» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRATON»

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The Boundaries of the West African Craton
The papers in this book consider most of the West African craton boundaries, from the reworking of the Palaeoproterozoic terranes, through the Pan-African encircling terranes, the late Neoproterozoic-early Palaeozoic extension period and ...
Nasser Ennih, Jean-Paul Liégeois, 2008
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Precambrian Evolution of the North China Craton
This work will also be of interest to geologists concerned with the problems of structure and evolution of the Precambrian continents and supercontinents.
Guochun Zhao, 2013
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The Victorian Freak Show: The Significance of Disability and ...
This book is primarily an aesthetic analysis of freak show imagery as it appears in Victorian popular fiction, including the works of Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, Guy de Maupassant, Florence Marryat, and Lewis Carroll.
Lillian Craton, 2009
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Paleozoic sequence stratigraphy; views from the North ...
Sequence. stratigraphy. on. the. craton: caveat. emptor. L. L. Sloss Department of Geological Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208 ABSTRACT Current practices of sequence stratigraphy originated from analyses of ...
Brian J. Witzke, Greg A. Ludvigson, Jed Day, 1996
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Cratons and Fold Belts of India
In the following pages, these cratonic blocks are described with respect to their lithology, geology, geochronology, and structural characteristics in the given order: (1) Dharwar craton (also called Karnataka craton) in the south (2) Bastar craton ...
Ram Sharma, 2009
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A Journey of Fear and Joy
This book presents a summary of his findings and the startling conclusions he reached in his rediscovery of the church we read about in the New Testament. It is the tale of a journey that brought the author both much fear and great joy.
All Saints Orthodox Church, Oswin Craton, 2004
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Processes on the Early Earth
The. structural-metamorphic. evolution. of. the. northern. margin. of. the. Zimbabwe. Craton. and. the. adjacent. Zambezi. belt. in. northeastern. Zimbabwe. Paul H.G.M. Dirks School ofGeosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, P Bag 3, Wits ...
W. U. Reimold, Roger Lawrence Gibson, 2006
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A Tale of Two Cratons: The Slave-Kaapvaal Workshop
Australia V.f/tfO Exploration and Mining, North Ryde. NSW 2113. Australia Abstract The compositional structure and thermal state of the subcontinental lithospheric mantle (SCLM) beneath the Kalahari Craton and the surrounding mobile belts ...
Dr. Alan G. Jones, Richard W. Carlson, Herman Grütter, 2004
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Principles of Precambrian Geology
Asia (excluding lndia) l Cathaysian Craton (1) Sino-Korean Craton, (2) Tarim Craton, (3) Yangtze Craton (a) Himalayan Massifs, (b) Pamirs, (c) South Tien Shan Massif ll Siberian Craton (1) Aidan Shield, (2) Anabar Shield, (3) Olenek Uplift, ...
Alan M. Goodwin, 1996
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The Proterozoic Glaucophane-Schist Belt and Some Eclogites ...
The following conclusions can be drawn from the presently available information of the glaucophane-schist belt of North Yangtze Craton. ( 1 ) The Precambrian glaucophane-schist belt is disposed as a linear belt extending 2000 km from E-W  ...
Shenbao Dong, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRATON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term craton is used in the context of the following news items.
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Impact Minerals to shine with Platinum Group Metals find at Broken Hill
... found at Kambalda and Forrestania, greenstone hosted gold deposits found throughout the Eastern Goldfields and within the Yilgarn Craton, ... «Proactive Investors USA & Canada, Jul 15»
2
Quasar offers to buy ACE's stake in Four Mile uranium project in …
Quasar Resources has offered to acquire all of Alliance Craton Explorer's (ACE) stake in the Four Mile uranium project in Australia for $71.3m. «Energy Business Review, Jul 15»
3
Sandstorm Gold Provides Update On Luna Gold, Metanor And …
The Aurizona Gold Mine is located within the São Luis Craton and is accessible year round by roads from the capital cities of Belém (400 km), ... «Seeking Alpha, Jul 15»
4
Vagneur: Challenging my knowledge of the universe
Smokey, a well-conformed gray gelding with a naturally graceful way about him, was owned by Craton Burkholder, a vet, and pastured at the ... «Aspen Times, Jul 15»
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Canada's Diamond Potential is Sparkling Again
“The Sask Craton tectonically has some real similarities to the Slave Craton, which already hosts the three producing mines in the NWT. «MiningFeeds.com, Jul 15»
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Karelian Diamond Resources Plc Receives "Speculative Buy …
The Company is exploring for diamonds and evaluating an existing diamond prospect, diamondiferous kimberlite pipe, in the Karelian Craton ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
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Sunrise Resources Plc Coverage Initiated by Analysts at Northland …
... Field in the Yilgarn Craton of Western Australia. Sunrise Minerals Australia Pty. Limited is the only wholly-owned subsidiary of the company. «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
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Beaufort Securities Reiterates Speculative Buy Rating for Karelian …
The Company is exploring for diamonds and evaluating an existing diamond prospect, diamondiferous kimberlite pipe, in the Karelian Craton ... «The Legacy, Jul 15»
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Gold Fields Limited Lifted to Neutral at Goldman Sachs (GFI)
... Granny Smith, a mine located within the Yilgarn Craton, and Darlot, a mine located in the Eastern Goldfields Province of the Yilgarn Craton. «WKRB News, Jul 15»
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3D mapping to give WA gold industry a life extension
... employment," Marmion said. "Extending gold discoveries in the legendary Yilgarn Craton will help sustain our vital Goldfields communities." ... «Australian Mining, Jun 15»

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