tectonosequence
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A sequence of tectonofacies that provides evidence of previous tectonic movement.
Example Sentences
- "First, a Paleogene foredeep tectonosequence accumulated until the early Miocene."
- "The stratigraphic hierarchy of tectonofacies, tectonofacies associations and tectonosequences is informally attributed herein as the sedimentary response to discrete episodes of faulting and associated basin margin collapse that released large volumes of coarse debris downslope."