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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective tectonic has 2 senses
- tectonic(a = adj.pert) - pertaining to the structure or movement of the earth's crust; "tectonic plates"; "tectonic valleys"
- tectonic(a = adj.pert) architectonic - of or pertaining to construction or architecture;
CIDE DICTIONARY
tectonic, a. [L. tectonicus, Gr. , fr. , , a carpenter, builder.].
- Of or pertaining to building or construction; architectural. [1913 Webster]
- Structural. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- Of, pert. to, or designating, the rock structures and external forms resulting from the deformation of the earth's crust; as, tectonic arches or valleys; tectonic plates. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
tectonic, adj.
1 of or relating to building or construction.
2 Geol. relating to the deformation of the earth's crust or to the structural changes caused by this (see plate tectonics).
1 of or relating to building or construction.
2 Geol. relating to the deformation of the earth's crust or to the structural changes caused by this (see plate tectonics).
Derivative
tectonically adv.
Etymology
LL tectonicus f. Gk tektonikos f. tekton -onos carpenter