geotectonics
nounUK /ˌdʒiːə(ʊ)tɛkˈtɒnɪks/ · US /ˌd͡ʒioʊtɛkˈtɑnɪks/
Etymology From geo- + tectonics (although this is apparently first attested later), possibly from German Geotektonik.
1
Tectonics, structural geology; the study of the structure of the Earth, especially of the formation and movement of tectonic plates.
- Related terms
- geotectonic, geotectonical, geotectonically