Subduction Definition

səb-dŭkshən
noun
A geologic process in which one edge of one crustal plate is forced below the edge of another.
American Heritage
A process of pulling something down.
Webster's New World

The action of being pushed or drawn beneath another object.

(geology) The process in which one tectonic plate moves beneath another and sinks into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
Wiktionary

The act of subducting or taking away.

Wiktionary

Arithmetical subtraction.

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Other Word Forms of Subduction

Noun

Singular:
subduction
Plural:
subductions

Origin of Subduction

  • French from Latin subductus past participle of subdūcere to draw away from below sub- sub- dūcere to lead deuk- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin subductio.

    From Wiktionary

Subduction Sentence Examples

  • These areas of volcanic activity are caused by subduction of tectonic plates.

  • This is best illustrated by the case of large subduction zone earthquakes.

  • Aims To understand the Formation and Evolution of the Ocean Crust from mantle upwelling to subduction.

  • The Indian plate dives beneath the smaller plates along a line called a subduction zone.

  • It was a secondary effect of the subduction process.

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Words Starting With

SSUSUB

Words Ending With

NONION

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