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Connection between life and radioactive nuclei is straightforward. No life without tectonic activity, without volcanic activity. And we know very well that geothermal energy is mostly produced by decay of uranium, thorium, and potassium.
Garik Israelian

Meaning of "tectonic" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TECTONIC

From Late Latin tectonicus, from Greek tektonikos belonging to carpentry, from tektōn a builder.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TECTONIC

tectonic  [tɛkˈtɒnɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TECTONIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tectonic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TECTONIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tectonics

Tectonics is concerned with the processes which control the structure and properties of the Earth's crust, and its evolution through time. In particular, it describes the processes of mountain building, the growth and behavior of the strong, old cores of continents known as cratons, and the ways in which the relatively rigid plates that comprise the Earth's outer shell interact with each other. Tectonics also provides a framework to understand the earthquake and volcanic belts which directly affect much of the global population. Tectonic studies are important for understanding erosion patterns in geomorphology and as guides for the economic geologist searching for petroleum and metallic ores.

Definition of tectonic in the English dictionary

The first definition of tectonic in the dictionary is denoting or relating to construction or building. Other definition of tectonic is resulting from distortion of the earth's crust due to forces within it. Tectonic is also occurring within the earth's crust and causing structural deformation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TECTONIC


architectonic
ˌɑːkɪtɛkˈtɒnɪk
atonic
eɪˈtɒnɪk
cardiotonic
ˌkɑːdɪəʊˈtɒnɪk
excitonic
ˌeksaɪˈtɒnɪk
geotectonic
ˌdʒiːəʊtɛkˈtɒnɪk
hypotonic
ˌhaɪpəˈtɒnɪk
isotonic
ˌaɪsəʊˈtɒnɪk
lactonic
lækˈtɒnɪk
monotonic
ˌmɒnəˈtɒnɪk
myotonic
ˌmaɪəˈtɒnɪk
nektonic
nɛkˈtɒnɪk
photonic
fəʊˈtɒnɪk
phytoplanktonic
ˌfaɪtəplæŋkˈtɒnɪk
planktonic
plæŋkˈtɒnɪk
Platonic
pləˈtɒnɪk
plutonic
pluːˈtɒnɪk
protonic
prəʊˈtɒnɪk
Teutonic
tjuːˈtɒnɪk
tonic
ˈtɒnɪk
zooplanktonic
ˌzəʊəplæŋkˈtɒnɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TECTONIC

technopolis
technopolitan
technopop
technospeak
technostress
technostructure
techy
teckel
tectal
tectibranch
tectibranchiate
tectiform
tectonically
tectonics
tectonism
tectorial membrane
tectrices
tectricial
tectrix
tectum

WORDS THAT END LIKE TECTONIC

acetonic
catatonic
cratonic
daltonic
diatonic
dystonic
electronic
electrotonic
epitonic
hypertonic
Indian tonic
ketonic
leptonic
Miltonic
Neo-Platonic
neustonic
orthotonic
somatotonic
subtonic
supertonic
syntonic

Synonyms and antonyms of tectonic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tectonic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TECTONIC

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

Translator English - Chinese

构造
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tectónica
570 millions of speakers

English

tectonic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विवर्तनिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التكتونية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тектоническая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tectônica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গঠনাত্মক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tectonique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tektonik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tektonisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

地殻変動の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지각
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tectonic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc về kiến trúc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டெக்டானிக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टेक्टॉनिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tektonik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tettonica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tektoniczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тектонічна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tectonic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τεκτονικές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tektoniese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tektoniska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tektoniske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tectonic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TECTONIC»

The term «tectonic» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.912 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TECTONIC» OVER TIME

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

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3 QUOTES WITH «TECTONIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tectonic.
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Adam Hamilton
Why did the earthquake and tsunami occur in Japan? Was it the act of an angry God? No, it was the result of the movement and collision of the earth's tectonic plates - a process driven by the earth's need to regulate its own internal temperature. Without the process that creates earthquake, our planet could not sustain life.
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Garik Israelian
Connection between life and radioactive nuclei is straightforward. No life without tectonic activity, without volcanic activity. And we know very well that geothermal energy is mostly produced by decay of uranium, thorium, and potassium.
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Peggy Noonan
The 2008 election settled nothing, not even for a while. Our national politics are reflecting what appears to be going on geologically, on the bottom of the oceans and beneath the crust of the Earth: the tectonic plates are moving.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TECTONIC»

Discover the use of tectonic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tectonic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Style in the Technical and Tectonic Arts, Or, Practical ...
The enduring influence of the architect Gottfried Semper (1803-1879) derives primarily from his monumental theoretical foray Der Stil in der technischen und tektonischen K�nsten (1860-62), here translated into English for the first ...
Gottfried Semper, 2004
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Tectonic Shifts: Haiti Since the Earthquake
Following a critical analysis of Haiti’s heightened vulnerability as a result of centuries of foreign policy and most recently neoliberal economic policies, this book addresses a range of contemporary realities, foreign impositions, and ...
Mark Schuller, Pablo Morales, 2012
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Tectonic Uplift and Climate Change
Summarizes the current status of the new hypothesis in geoscience that long-term cooling and glaciation are controlled by plateau and mountain uplift through their effect on the carbon cycle and atmospheric CO 2, with contributions from ...
William F. Ruddiman, 1997
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Tectonic Geomorphology
Overall, this book focuses on the current understanding of the dynamic interplay between surface processes and active tectonics.
Douglas W. Burbank, Robert S. Anderson, 2011
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Igneous Petrogenesis A Global Tectonic Approach
Most textbooks in igneous petrology have intended to avoid discussion of potentially controversial petrogenetic models. However, this is precisely the sort of information senior students of igneous petrology require.
B.M. Wilson, 1989
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Tectonic Development of the Eastern Mediterranean Region
The book will be an essential source of information and interpretation for academic researchers (geologists and geophysicists), advanced undergraduates and also for industry professionals, including those concerned with hydrocarbons, ...
A. H. F. Robertson, Demosthenis Mountrakis, 2006
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Studies in Tectonic Culture: The Poetics of Construction in ...
This text aims to clarify the various turns that structural engineering and tectonic imagination have taken, showing how both constructional form and material character were integral to an evolving architectural expression.
Kenneth Frampton, John Cava, Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, 1995
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Tectonic Faults: Agents of Change on a Dynamic Earth
Scientists examine tectonic faulting on all scales—from seismic fault slipto the formation of mountain ranges—and discuss its connection to a wide range of globalphenomena, including long-term climate change and evolution.
Mark R. Handy, Greg Hirth, Niels Hovius, 2007
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Tectonic Modeling: A Volume in Honor of Hans Ramberg
The text is accompanied throughout by b&w illustrations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Hans Ramberg, Hemin A. Koyi, Neil S. Mancktelow, 2001
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Tectonic Controls and Signatures in Sedimentary Successions: ...
The book discusses the problem of disentangling one signature from another.
L. Frostick, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TECTONIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tectonic is used in the context of the following news items.
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CoreOS Launches Preview Of Tectonic, Its Commercial Kubernetes …
Earlier this year, CoreOS announced Tectonic, its commercial distribution that combines the CoreOS operating system with Kubernetes, Google's container ... «TechCrunch, Jul 15»
2
Study reveals that tectonic plates are present on Moon and cause …
As per a recent analysis, Tectonic plates could be present inside the surface of moon whose movement causes “quakes” similar to the ones on planet Earth. «Techworm, Jun 15»
3
Nepal Earthquake Happened Due to Tectonic Activities in Sub …
PITJORAGARH: The Nepal earthquake that has claimed around 6,300 lives so far, was caused due to tectonic activities in sub-continental thrust which passes ... «The New Indian Express, May 15»
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CoreOS's Tectonic shift: Enterprise-grade container management
The new product, called Tectonic, combines CoreOS with Kubernetes, the container-management tool created by Google. CoreOS says Tectonic "delivers ... «InfoWorld, Apr 15»
5
Geologists solve tectonic plate mystery with half a tonne of explosives
The seismic waves produced by the subsequent explosion reached the base of the tectonic plate and rebounded to the surface, where they were recorded by ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
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Geophysicists find the crusty culprits behind sudden tectonic plate …
The result is tectonic plates that abruptly shift horizontally, or continents suddenly ... “Understanding this helps us understand how the tectonic plates change ... «Yale News, Jan 15»
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Tectonic Named Top 20 Salesforce Solution Provider
Tectonic is a leading technology and business services company serving mid-sized business to enterprise customers with a focus on Insight to Action ... «PR Newswire, Jan 15»
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Greenland ice formed due to tectonic processes in deep Earth interior
Conditions for the glaciations of Greenland only developed so recently on a geological time scale because of the interaction of three tectonic processes i.e. ... «Zee News, Jan 15»
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Enormous Gorge Shaped by River's Tectonic Transformation
The Tsangpo Gorge in Tibet, one of the deepest canyons in the world, formed when tectonic forces pushed up the earth and steepened the path of a river that ... «Live Science, Nov 14»
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Tectonic Acquires Local Cloud9 to Further Expand Insight to Action …
Tectonic is a leading technology and business services company serving mid-sized business to enterprise customers with a focus on Insight to Action ... «PR Newswire, Nov 14»

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