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plate tectonicsOne entry found. Main Entry: plate tectonics Function: noun plural but singular in construction Date: 1969 1 : a theory in geology: the lithosphere of the earth is divided into a small number of plates which float on and travel independently over the mantle and much of the earth's seismic activity occurs at the boundaries of these plates — plate–tectonic adjective
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