tectonic
adjective
of or relating to building or construction; constructive; architectural.
tectonically
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a word derived from
tectonic.
Example Sentences
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The earthquake swarm that began in late January 2025 occurred in this same tectonically active zone.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 17, 2026
“Looking for places where geological activity expels this water, possibly the tectonically active Cerberus Fossae, is an alternative to looking for deep liquids. Planetary protection concerns would need to be addressed.”
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2024
Unplanned, mismatched buildings sprout like fungus among the grid of its streets, whose orderly classicism is often disrupted by tectonically induced hills.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2024
Field geologists have found rocks that seem to be rich in lithium in basins bounded by tectonically uplifted blocks of crust.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 1, 2023
Iceland is split down the middle, which makes it tectonically half American and half European.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
