subduction zone
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noun
geology a long narrow, often arcuate, zone along which subduction takes place
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Words nearby subduction zone
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How to use subduction zone in a sentence
Predicting the exact arrival of a Cascadia Subduction Zone quake is also nearly impossible, and constantly evolving.
The Cascadia Subduction Zone is the wonky name for the place where all this mayhem will begin.
Scientific definitions for subduction zone
subduction zone
A convergent plate boundary where one plate subducts beneath the other, usually because it is denser. The western coast of South America is roughly coincident with a subduction zone in which a plate consisting of ocean floor is subducting beneath the continental mass of South America.
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