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tectonic

adjective
🔊/tekˈtɒnɪk/
🔊/tekˈtɑːnɪk/
 [only before noun] (geology地质学)
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  1. relating to the structure of the earth’s surface 地壳构造的see also plate tectonicsTopics Geographyc1
    Word Originmid 17th cent. (originally relating to building or construction): via late Latin from Greek tektonikos, from tektōn ‘carpenter, builder’.