CRUSTAL PLATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does crustal plate mean? 

• CRUSTAL PLATE (noun)
  The noun CRUSTAL PLATE has 1 sense:

1. a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly

  Familiarity information: CRUSTAL PLATE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CRUSTAL PLATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

crustal plate; plate

Hypernyms ("crustal plate" is a kind of...):

crust; Earth's crust (the outer layer of the Earth)