PLATE TECTONIC THEORY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does plate tectonic theory mean? 

• PLATE TECTONIC THEORY (noun)
  The noun PLATE TECTONIC THEORY has 1 sense:

1. the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PLATE TECTONIC THEORY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

plate tectonic theory; plate tectonics; tectonics

Hypernyms ("plate tectonic theory" is a kind of...):

geomorphology; morphology (the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms)

Domain member category:

Pangaea; Pangea ((plate tectonics) a hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland)