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convergent boundary

noun Geology.

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

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Nearby words

  1. convergence,
  2. convergence excess,
  3. convergence insufficiency,
  4. convergence zone,
  5. convergent,
  6. convergent evolution,
  7. convergent plate boundary,
  8. convergent sequence,
  9. convergent strabismus,
  10. convergent thinking
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