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tectonic definition
tec·tonic (tek tän′ik)
adjective
- of or having to do with building; constructional
- architectural
- designating, of, or pertaining to changes in the structure of the earth's crust, the forces responsible for such deformation, or the external forms produced
Etymology: LL tectonicus < Gr tektonikos < tektōn, carpenter, builder: see technic
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