Definition of Continental drift

1. Noun. The gradual movement and formation of continents (as described by plate tectonics).

Generic synonyms: Geological Phenomenon

Definition of Continental drift

1. Noun. (geology) the slow movement of continents explained by plate tectonics ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Continental Drift

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continental United States
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continental breakfasts
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continental drift (current term)
continental glacier
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Literary usage of Continental drift

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Permafrost: North American Contribution [to The] Second International Conference by Building Research Advisory Board Staff (1973)
"... of chaotic terrain derived from degradation of a fossil polar cap might be accounted for in light of present-day theories for continental drift. ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"... from Antarctica: Evidence for continental drift Abstract. During the austral summer of 1969-1970 bones of Lower Triassic vertebrates were excavated from ..."

3. The American Geologist: A Monthly Journal of Geology and Allied Sciences by Newton Horace Winchell (1904)
"There yet remains, however, to be applied to all that western half or two-fifths of our continental drift border, from western North Dakota and the lower ..."

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