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subduction

Main Entry:: sub·duc·tion
Pronunciation:: \(ˌ)səb-ˈdək-shən\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: French, from Late Latin subduction-, subductio withdrawal, from Latin subducere to withdraw, from sub- + ducere to draw — more at tow
Date:: 1970

: the action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another

— sub·duct

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\(ˌ)səb-ˈdəkt\ verb

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