paratectonic

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adjective

Relating to, or produced by a large-scale deformation or parageosyncline

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Meanings

adjectiveparatectonic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to, or produced by a large-scale deformation or parageosyncline

Origin

From para- + tectonic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

precatatonic
Cite this entry
APA

paratectonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paratectonic

MLA

“paratectonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paratectonic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paratectonic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paratectonic.

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