| NOUN | cognition | plate tectonics, tectonics, plate tectonic theory | the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust |
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| Meaning | The branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust. | |
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| Synonyms | tectonics, plate tectonic theory | |
| Category of | Pangaea, Pangea | (plate tectonics) a hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland |
| Broader | morphology, geomorphology | The branch of geology that studies the characteristics / characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks / rocks and land forms |
| Spanish | tectónica de placas, tectónica | |
| Catalan | tectònica de plaques, tectònica | |
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