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English noun: plate tectonic theory

1. plate tectonic theory (cognition) the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust


Synonymsplate tectonics, tectonics


Broader (hypernym)geomorphology, morphology


Domain category membersPangaea, Pangea









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