Meanings
noungeotectonics (uncountable)
- uncountableTectonics, structural geology; the study of the structure of the Earth, especially of the formation and movement of tectonic plates.
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Origin
- GermanGeotektonik
- Englishgeotectonics
From geo- + tectonics (although this is apparently first attested later), possibly from German Geotektonik.
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Rhymes with geotectonics
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APA
geotectonics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geotectonics
MLA
“geotectonics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geotectonics. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geotectonics,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geotectonics.
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