transtension

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noun

Tension (experience by a rock mass or area of the Earth's crust) resulting from both extensive and transtensive shear.

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Meanings

nountranstension (countable and uncountable, plural transtensions)

plural transtensions

  1. countableuncountableTension (experience by a rock mass or area of the Earth's crust) resulting from both extensive and transtensive shear.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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