global tectonics

American  

plural noun

1. earth movements and interactions on a global scale, especially as they relate to the causes and results of the dynamics of the crustal plates and sea-floor spreading.

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Etymology

Origin of global tectonics

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

“It’s a brilliant insight,” says Brendan Murphy, a geologist at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia, who studies global tectonics and was not involved in the study.

From Scientific American • Sep. 30, 2022