spreading center
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of spreading center
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Carn said a dramatic escalation appears unlikely because the eruption is associated with a volcanic ridge near the intersection of a transform fault and a back arc spreading center.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
Every plate-boundary spreading center is a potential colonization area.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 15, 2024
The volcanic spreading center — more than 300 miles long — lies in a slanted line off the West Coast, from British Columbia to Oregon.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2016
The study in Science was based on fresh ocean-floor data gathered by a Korean icebreaker ship during 2011 and 2013 surveys across the Australian-Antarctic ridge, a spreading center south of Tasmania.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 5, 2015
Vast streamers of flaming gas leaped and darted about its spreading center.
From Palos of the Dog Star Pack by Giesy, J. U.
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