tectonics

noun — 2 senses

tectonics

noun

Etymology Ancient Greek τέκτων (téktōn, “builder”).

1

Geography, Geology, Natural sciences The study of crustal plates and other large-scale structural features of the Earth.

2

Architecture The science and art of assembling, shaping, or ornamenting materials in construction.

Derived terms: geotectonics, glaciotectonics, morphotectonics, neotectonics, plate tectonics, plumbotectonics, salt tectonics, seismotectonics
Related terms: architectonics, tectonic

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