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metacraton

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
metacra-ton
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A craton that has been remobilized during an orogenic event but is still recognizable dominantly through its rheological, geochronological and isotopic characteristics.

Etymology

From meta- + craton.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

metacratons (plural)

Derived Forms

metacratonic

Questions

What does metacraton mean?
A craton that has been remobilized during an orogenic event but is still recognizable dominantly through its rheological, geochronological and isotopic characteristics.
Where does metacraton come from?
From meta- + craton.

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