neotectonics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A subdiscipline of tectonics involving the study of the motions and deformations of the Earth's crust which are current or recent in geologic time.

Word forms

neotectonics

Etymology

From neo- + tectonics.

Related words

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