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   plate tec·ton·ics

   /ˌplāt ˌtekˈtäniks/

   plural

   • 1. a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates which move slowly over the underlying mantle.

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   • 1. plate-tectonic adjective

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