Meanings
adjectivelithospheric (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or pertaining to the lithosphere
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And of course, in order to understand the Earth's past and how it got to where it now is, it is important to have a basic knowledge of plate tectonics, which explains how the planet's continental and oceanic crusts are part of the lithospheric plates that are buoyant and ride upon the highly viscous asthenosphere.
2012, Chinle Miller, In Mesozoic Lands: The Mesozoic Geology of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Kindle edition
Origin
- Ancient Greekλῐ́θος (lĭ́thos)
- Englishlitho-
- Ancient Greekσφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)
- Latinsphaera
- Late Latinsphēra
- Old Frenchsphere
- Middle Englishspere
- Englishsphere
- Englishlithosphere
- Englishlithospheric
From lithosphere + -ic.
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APA
lithospheric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lithospheric
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“lithospheric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lithospheric. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lithospheric,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lithospheric.
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