word
subduction
sub-DUK-shun
səbˈdʌkʃənListen
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Syllable breakdown
subduction
Dictionary meaning
The process by which one tectonic plate slides beneath another into the mantle.
Examples
- The subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath South America created the Andes Mountains.
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