SUBDUCTION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate

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Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("subduction" is a kind of...):

geologic process; geological process ((geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified)

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