lithospheric
- a word derived from lithosphere.
Example Sentences
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Eastward mantle flow pushes against the thick lithospheric root located east of Yellowstone.
From Science Daily • Jun. 28, 2026
By analyzing the stable isotope compositions of hydrogen and oxygen in water molecules, researchers have identified distinct characteristics that indicate the presence of long-trapped lithospheric water.
From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2024
The Mendocino Triple Junction is the meeting place of the Gorda, Pacific and North American plates, massive moving slabs of Earth’s crust that are also known as lithospheric plates.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2022
The molten magma is more buoyant than the lithospheric plate above it and migrates to the Earth’s surface where it emerges as volcanism.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
It tends to lie closer to the earth’s surface around mid-ocean ridges and much deeper underneath mountains and the centers of lithospheric plates.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
