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Definition of plate tectonics noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

plate tectonics

noun

/ˌpleɪt tekˈtɒnɪks/

/ˌpleɪt tekˈtɑːnɪks/

[uncountable] (geology)

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the movements of the large sheets of rock (called plates) that form the earth’s surface; the scientific study of these movements

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