Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tectosphere

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tec-to-sphere
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the part of the mantle lying below cratons, which moves during tectonic activity

Example Sentences

"Next Reports Geodynamic Evidence for a Chemically Depleted Continental Tectosphere Alessandro M. Forte * and H. K. Claire Perry The tectosphere, namely the portions of Earth's mantle lying below cratons, has a thermochemical structure that differs from average suboceanic mantle."

Etymology

From tecto- + -sphere.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: tecto
Suffix: sphere

Inflected Forms

tectospheres (plural)

Derived Forms

tectospheric

Questions

What does tectosphere mean?: the part of the mantle lying below cratons, which moves during tectonic activity
Where does tectosphere come from?: From tecto- + -sphere.

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