crustal plate

noun Geology.

a large block or tabular section of the lithosphere that reacts to tectonic forces as a unit and moves as such.

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Nearby words

crusoe, crust, crustacean, crustaceous, crustal, crustal plate, crusted, crustose, crusty, crut, crutch

Also called plate.

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