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tectonic definition

tec·tonic (tek tän′ik)

adjective

  1. of or having to do with building; constructional
  2. architectural
  3. 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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