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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

tectonic [tεk'tɑnɪk] [tek'tɔnɪk]
  1. 1. adjective 构造的建筑的,筑造的
  2. 2. adjective 成形的,整形的
  3. 3. adjective [Geology] 地壳构造

Collins English-English Dictionary

tectonic [tεk'tɒnɪk]
  1. 1. adj denoting or relating to construction or building
  2. 2. adj [geology] (of landforms, rock masses, etc) resulting from distortion of the earth's crust due to forces within it
  3. 3. adj (of processes, movements, etc) occurring within the earth's crust and causing structural deformation
  4. 4. adj [Etymology] C17: from Late Latin tectonicus, from Greek tektonikos belonging to carpentry, from tekton a builder

Examples

环太平洋构造带
circum-Pacific tectonic belt

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