Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subduction zone

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables: sub-duc-tion -zone
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A region of the Earth where one tectonic plate dives beneath another into the interior of the Earth.

Inflected Forms

subduction zones (plural)

Questions

What does subduction zone mean?: A region of the Earth where one tectonic plate dives beneath another into the interior of the Earth.

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