accretionary wedges

A form of accretionary wedge — The accumulation of surface sediment formed between a subducting oceanic crustal plate and a continental tectonic plate, as it is scraped from off the top of the oceanic crustal plate.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of accretionary wedge
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