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neotectonics

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
neo-tec-ton-ics
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A subdiscipline of tectonics involving the study of the motions and deformations of the Earth's crust which are current or recent in geologic time.

Uncountable

Etymology

From neo- + tectonics.

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neotectonic

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What does neotectonics mean?
A subdiscipline of tectonics involving the study of the motions and deformations of the Earth's crust which are current or recent in geologic time.
Where does neotectonics come from?
From neo- + tectonics.

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