tectonism
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tectonism
First recorded in 1945–50; tecton(ic) + -ism
Example Sentences
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“Tectonism on Titan in some ways has taken a little bit of a back seat just because we see all of these surface processes—the fluid flow, the erosion, the wind deposits, and all of those kinds of things,” Radebaugh said.
From Scientific American
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