lithospheric

English

Etymology

From lithosphere +‎ -ic.

Adjective

lithospheric (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the lithosphere
   • 2012, Chinle Miller, In Mesozoic Lands: The Mesozoic Geology of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Kindle edition:

     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.

Derived terms

• nonlithospheric
• sublithospheric

Anagrams

• spherolithic, trichophiles