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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

crust, crustacea, crustacean, crustaceous, crustal, crustal plate, crustation, crusted, crustedly, crustose, crusty

Also called plate.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019