Definition of subduction in English:

subduction

noun səbˈdʌkʃ(ə)nsəbˈdəkʃən

mass nounGeology

The sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
〔地质〕潜没
as modifier subduction zone
Example sentencesExamples
- There are two possible tectonic settings for the deep subduction of Indian Plate continental crust in the early Tertiary.
- These extensional faults were reactivated as reverse faults during Neogene compression associated with subduction beneath the North Island.
- These rocks are interpreted as a forearc succession that developed in association with north-directed subduction beneath the Lhasa terrane.
- Nevertheless, subduction of Africa beneath Iberia starting in the Late Eocene has been proposed.
- The Spontang ophiolitc, for example, is associated with partial subduction of buoyant continental crust.

Derivatives

subduct

verb ˌsʌbˈdʌktsəbˈdək(t)

[with object]

be subducted

Geology

(of a plate of the earth’s crust) undergo subduction.
oceanic crust is subducted underneath continental tectonic plates
Example sentencesExamples
- no object the Pacific plate was subducting to the south-west beneath the Australian plate
- What is the relationship at depth between the inboard strike-slip boundary and the slab subducted at the outboard subduction zone?
- Distinct differences in the seismic reflection waveforms are expected from the subduction megathrust as sediments subduct through significant sediment-to-rock transitions.
- In the early Himalayan case described here, the driving force would have been slab pull with Indian Plate continental crust and lithospheric mantle being subducted at a steep subduction angle.

Origin

1970s: via French from Latin subductio(n-), from subduct- 'drawn from below', from the verb subducere.

Definition of subduction in US English:

subduction

nounsəbˈdəkʃənsəbˈdəkSHən

Geology

The sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
〔地质〕潜没
as modifier subduction zone
Example sentencesExamples
- There are two possible tectonic settings for the deep subduction of Indian Plate continental crust in the early Tertiary.
- These rocks are interpreted as a forearc succession that developed in association with north-directed subduction beneath the Lhasa terrane.
- These extensional faults were reactivated as reverse faults during Neogene compression associated with subduction beneath the North Island.
- The Spontang ophiolitc, for example, is associated with partial subduction of buoyant continental crust.
- Nevertheless, subduction of Africa beneath Iberia starting in the Late Eocene has been proposed.

Origin

1970s: via French from Latin subductio(n-), from subduct- ‘drawn from below’, from the verb subducere.

词汇	subduction
释义	Definition of subduction in English: subduction noun səbˈdʌkʃ(ə)nsəbˈdəkʃən mass nounGeology The sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate. 〔地质〕潜没 as modifier subduction zone Example sentencesExamples There are two possible tectonic settings for the deep subduction of Indian Plate continental crust in the early Tertiary. These extensional faults were reactivated as reverse faults during Neogene compression associated with subduction beneath the North Island. These rocks are interpreted as a forearc succession that developed in association with north-directed subduction beneath the Lhasa terrane. Nevertheless, subduction of Africa beneath Iberia starting in the Late Eocene has been proposed. The Spontang ophiolitc, for example, is associated with partial subduction of buoyant continental crust. Derivatives subduct verb ˌsʌbˈdʌktsəbˈdək(t) [with object]be subductedGeology (of a plate of the earth’s crust) undergo subduction. oceanic crust is subducted underneath continental tectonic plates Example sentencesExamples no object the Pacific plate was subducting to the south-west beneath the Australian plate What is the relationship at depth between the inboard strike-slip boundary and the slab subducted at the outboard subduction zone? Distinct differences in the seismic reflection waveforms are expected from the subduction megathrust as sediments subduct through significant sediment-to-rock transitions. In the early Himalayan case described here, the driving force would have been slab pull with Indian Plate continental crust and lithospheric mantle being subducted at a steep subduction angle. Origin 1970s: via French from Latin subductio(n-), from subduct- 'drawn from below', from the verb subducere. Definition of subduction in US English: subduction nounsəbˈdəkʃənsəbˈdəkSHən Geology The sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate. 〔地质〕潜没 as modifier subduction zone Example sentencesExamples There are two possible tectonic settings for the deep subduction of Indian Plate continental crust in the early Tertiary. These rocks are interpreted as a forearc succession that developed in association with north-directed subduction beneath the Lhasa terrane. These extensional faults were reactivated as reverse faults during Neogene compression associated with subduction beneath the North Island. The Spontang ophiolitc, for example, is associated with partial subduction of buoyant continental crust. Nevertheless, subduction of Africa beneath Iberia starting in the Late Eocene has been proposed. Origin 1970s: via French from Latin subductio(n-), from subduct- ‘drawn from below’, from the verb subducere.
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