tectonics

See also: tectònics

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek τέκτων (téktōn, “builder”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: tĕk-tŏn'ĭks

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• Rhymes: -ɒnɪks

Noun

tectonics (uncountable)

1. (geology) The study of crustal plates and other large-scale structural features of the Earth.
3. (architecture) The science and art of assembling, shaping, or ornamenting materials in construction.

Derived terms

• morphotectonics
• plate tectonics
• salt tectonics

Related terms

• architectonics
• tectonic

Translations

study of crustal plates

Belarusian: тэкто́ніка f (tektónika) Bulgarian: текто́ника f (tektónika) Chinese: Mandarin: 構造 / 构造 (zh) (gòuzào), 地質構造 / 地质构造 (dìzhí gòuzào) Finnish: tektoniikka French: tectonique (fr) f German: Tektonik (de) f Greek: τεκτονική (el) f (tektonikí) Irish: teicteonaic f Italian: tettonica (it) f Japanese: テクトニクス (tekutonikusu) Latvian: tektonika f Polish: tektonika (pl) f Portuguese: tectônica f Russian: текто́ника (ru) f (tektónika) Swedish: tektonik (sv) c, plattektonik (sv) c Ukrainian: текто́ніка f (tektónika)

science and art of shaping materials

Belarusian: тэкто́ніка f (tektónika) Bulgarian: строително изкуство (stroitelno izkustvo) Swedish: tektonik (sv) c Ukrainian: текто́ніка f (tektónika)