Definition of Tectonics. Meaning of Tectonics. Synonyms of Tectonics

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Definition of Tectonics

Tectonics
Tectonics Tec*ton"ics, n. The science or art by which implements, vessels, buildings, etc., are constructed, both in relation to their use and to their artistic design.
Tectonics
Tectonics Tec*ton"ics, n. The science, or the art, by which implements, vessels, dwellings, or other edifices, are constructed, both agreeably to the end for which they are designed, and in conformity with artistic sentiments and ideas.
Tectonic
Tectonic Tec*ton"ic, a. [L. tectonicus, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, a carpenter, builder.] Of or pertaining to building or construction; architectural.

Meaning of Tectonics from wikipedia

- present. Thrust tectonics is ****ociated with the shortening and thickening of the crust, or the lithosphere. This type of tectonics is found at zones...
- interactive plate-tectonic reconstructions Outline of plate tectonics – Hierarchical outline list of articles related to plate tectonics List of submarine...
- Lid tectonics, commonly thought of as stagnant lid tectonics or single lid tectonics, is the type of tectonics that is believed to exist on several silicate...
- the use of tectonics and its opposite, atectonics, can be found at the AEG turbine factory: Peter Behrens, the architect, had applied tectonics by revealing...
- (record label) Tecktonik (dance) Tectonics (journal) This disambiguation page lists articles ****ociated with the title Tectonic. If an internal link led you...
- [citation needed] Active tectonics will increase the likelihood of salt structures developing. In the case of extensional tectonics, faulting will both reduce...
- Body of salt water covering most of Earth Plate tectonics – Movement of Earth's lithosphere List of tectonic plate interactionsTypes of plate boundaries...
- Volcano tectonics is a scientific field that uses the techniques and methods of structural geology, tectonics, and physics to analyse and interpret physical...
- Extensional tectonics is concerned with the structures formed by, and the tectonic processes ****ociated with, the stretching of a planetary body's crust...
- The Plate Tectonics Revolution was the scientific and cultural change which developed from the acceptance of the plate tectonics theory. The event was...