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convergent boundary

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noun

Geology.

  1. a major geologic discontinuity or suture marking the juncture of lithospheric plates that have been joined by plate tectonics.

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Convergent boundary movement is divided into two types, subduction and collision, depending on the density of the involved plates.

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