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Definition of Craton
1. Noun. The part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent; typically Precambrian.
Definition of Craton
1. Noun. A part of the Earth’s crust that has survived the splitting and merging of continents. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Craton
1. a part of the earth's crust [n -S] : CRATONIC [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Craton
Literary usage of Craton
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and by William Tooke, William Beloe, Robert Nares (1798)
"... to be the fame with him whom Ter- tullian, in his book " De Anima," has ranked
among the writers upon dreams. craton, or DE ..."
2. Histoire Des Livres Populaires, Ou, de la Littérature Du Colportage, Depuis by Charles Nisard (1864)
"Or, il y avait longtemps déjà que celle de craton n'en était plus à son coup
d'essai. L'infortuné l'affirme du moins. Aussi le dialogue reste-t-il suspendu ..."
3. The Mining Magazine (1854)
"Isaac craton, in sinking the shaft named after him, struck a vein nearly five
feet wide, and yielding five dollars per bushel; he also met with a string of ..."
4. A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and by William Tooke, William Beloe, Robert Nares (1798)
"... to be the fame with him whom Ter- tullian, in his book " De Anima," has ranked
among the writers upon dreams. craton, or DE ..."
5. Histoire Des Livres Populaires, Ou, de la Littérature Du Colportage, Depuis by Charles Nisard (1864)
"Or, il y avait longtemps déjà que celle de craton n'en était plus à son coup
d'essai. L'infortuné l'affirme du moins. Aussi le dialogue reste-t-il suspendu ..."
6. The Mining Magazine (1854)
"Isaac craton, in sinking the shaft named after him, struck a vein nearly five
feet wide, and yielding five dollars per bushel; he also met with a string of ..."
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