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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- tectonic
[tεk'tɑnɪk]
[tek'tɔnɪk]
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adjective
构造的,建筑的,筑造的
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2.
adjective
成形的,整形的
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3.
adjective
[Geology]
地壳构造的
Collins English-English Dictionary
- tectonic
[tεk'tɒnɪk]
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adj
denoting or relating to construction or building
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2.
adj
[geology]
(of landforms, rock masses, etc) resulting from distortion of the earth's crust due to forces within it
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3.
adj
(of processes, movements, etc) occurring within the earth's crust and causing structural deformation
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adj
[Etymology]
C17: from Late Latin tectonicus, from Greek tektonikos belonging to carpentry, from tekton a builder
Examples
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环太平洋构造带
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circum-Pacific tectonic belt
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