offscraping

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noun

The detachment and accumulation of sediments from the subducting oceanic plate onto the overriding plate.

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Meanings

nounoffscraping (countable and uncountable, plural offscrapings)

plural offscrapings

  1. countableuncountableThe detachment and accumulation of sediments from the subducting oceanic plate onto the overriding plate.
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APA

offscraping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/offscraping

MLA

“offscraping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/offscraping. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “offscraping,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/offscraping.

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