tectonized

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adjective

Modified by a tectonic process

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of tectonize
adjectivetectonized (comparative more tectonized, superlative most tectonized)

comparative more tectonized · superlative most tectonized

  1. geographyModified by a tectonic process

    The rock is strongly tectonized with a finely grained structure.

    2011 September 20, Dariusz Malczewski, Jerzy Żaba, “Natural radioactivity in rocks of the Modane–Aussois region (SE France)”, in Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, volume 292, →DOI
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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