intraplate

adj

intraplate

adj

Etymology From intra- + plate.

1

Geography, Geology, Natural sciences Taking place within a single tectonic plate.

  • And what causes these massive intraplate rupturings? Something deep within the Earth.2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA, page 189:
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interplate

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