word
plate tectonics
PLAYT tek-TON-iks
pleɪt tɛkˈtɒnɪksListen
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Syllable breakdown
platetectonics
Dictionary meaning
theory explaining movement of Earth's lithospheric plates and phenomena such as earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain formation
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