Definition of Tectonic

1. Adjective. Pertaining to the structure or movement of the earth's crust. "Tectonic valleys"

Category relationships: Geology
Partainyms: Tectonics

2. Adjective. Of or pertaining to construction or architecture.
Exact synonyms: Architectonic
Derivative terms: Architectonics
Partainyms: Tectonics, Tectonics

Definition of Tectonic

1. a. Of or pertaining to building or construction; architectural.

2. a. Structural.

Definition of Tectonic

1. Adjective. of or relating to construction or to architecture ¹

2. Adjective. (geology) of, relating to, or caused by large-scale movements of the Earth's lithosphere ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tectonic

1. pertaining to construction [adj] - See also: construction

Medical Definition of Tectonic

1. 1. Relating to variations in structure in the eye, particularly the cornea. 2. Obsolete term denoting plastic surgery or the restoration of lost parts by grafting. Origin: G. Tektonikos, relating to building (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tectonic

tectibranch
tectibranchiata
tectibranchiate
tectibranchiates
tectibranchs
tectiform
tectiforms
tectite
tectites
tectiviridae
tectly
tectobulbar tract
tectocephalic
tectocephaly
tectology
tectonic (current term)
tectonic-uplift
tectonic keratoplasty
tectonic movement
tectonic plate
tectonic plates
tectonic uplift
tectonic uplifts
tectonically
tectonics
tectonism
tectonisms
tectonophysics
tectonostratigraphic
tectonostratigraphy

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