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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesplaca tectônica
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈplaka tekˈtɔnikɐ
"O choque entre a placa tectônica causou a formação da cordilheira."
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A massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, generally composed of both continental and oceanic lithosphere.
"Earth's outer shell is divided into several large tectonic plates that glide over the mantle."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'tectonic' (from Ancient Greek 'tektonikos', meaning 'pertaining to building') and 'plate' (from Old French 'plate', meaning 'flat piece of metal').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tectonic plate" is said worldwide
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plaque tectonique
Transliteration: plak tɛktɔnik
"Le mouvement de la plaque tectonique provoque des séismes."
tektonische Platte
Transliteration: tɛkˈtoːnɪʃə ˈplatə
"Die tektonische Platte bewegt sich jedes Jahr um einige Zentimeter."
placca tettonica
Transliteration: ˈplakka tetˈtɔnika
"L'attrito tra una placca tettonica e l'altra genera terremoti."
placa tectónica
Transliteration: ˈplaka tekˈtonika
"Los volcanes suelen formarse en los límites de cada placa tectónica."
placa tectônica
Transliteration: ˈplaka tekˈtɔnikɐ
"O choque entre a placa tectônica causou a formação da cordilheira."
विवर्तनी प्लेट
Transliteration: vivartani pleṭ
"विवर्तनी प्लेटों की हलचल से भूकंप आते हैं।"
构造板块
Transliteration: gòuzhù bǎnkuài
"地球的岩石圈被分割成多个构造板块。"
판구조판
Transliteration: pan-gujopan
"지각은 여러 개의 판구조판으로 이루어져 있습니다."
プレート
Transliteration: purēto
"日本列島は複数のプレートがぶつかり合う場所にあります。"
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