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
“The plans to instrument all of Tibet are particularly ambitious and exciting, as this is one of the most tectonically active regions on Earth,” says James Hammond, a seismologist at Birkbeck, University of London.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 17, 2024
“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
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
