Tectonics
Translation- Tectonics
:"This article discusses the geologic usage, for the philosophical or architectural usage see:
Architectonic s":"Or seeplate tectonics ".
[
plate tectonics (click on map for more details)] Tectonics, (from the Greek for "builder", tekton), is a field of study withingeology concerned generally with the structures within the crust of theEarth (or otherplanet s) and particularly with the forces and movements that have operated in a region to create these structures. Tectonics is concerned with the orogenies and tectonic development ofcraton s and tectonic terranes as well as theearthquake andvolcanic belt s which directly affect much of the global population. Tectonic studies are also important for understandingerosion patterns ingeomorphology and as guides for the economic geologist searching for petroleum andmetal licore s.A subfield of tectonics that deals with tectonic phenomena in the
geologically recent period is calledneotectonics .Tectonic studies have application to
lunar and planetary studies, whether or not those bodies have active tectonic plate systems.Since the 1960s,
plate tectonics has become by far the dominant theory to explain the origin and forces responsible for the tectonic features of the continents and ocean basins.There are three main types of tectonic regime
*Extensional tectonics
*Thrust (Contractional) tectonics
*Strike-slip tectonics References
* Edward A. Keller (2001) "Active Tectonics: Earthquakes, Uplift, and Landscape" Prentice Hall; 2nd edition, ISBN 0-13-088230-5
* Stanley A. Schumm, Jean F. Dumont and John M. Holbrook (2002) "Active Tectonics and Alluvial Rivers", Cambridge University Press; Reprint edition, ISBN 0-521-89058-6
*cite book |author= B.A. van der Pluijm and S. Marshak|title=Earth Structure - An Introduction to Structural Geology and Tectonics. 2nd edition [http://globalchange.umich.edu/ben/ES/earthstructure.htm] |publisher=W.W. Norton |location=New York|year=2004|pages=656|isbn=0-393-92467-X |oclc= |doi=ee also
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Geophysics
*Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
*Seismology
*Volcanology External links
* [http://www.tectonic-forces.org The Origin and the Mechanics of the Forces Responsible for Tectonic Plate Movements]
* [http://www.scotese.com/ The Paleomap Project]
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Tectonics — Tec*ton ics, n. 1. The science, or the art, by which implements, vessels, dwellings, or other edifices, are constructed, both agreeably to the end for which they are designed, and in conformity with artistic sentiments and ideas. [1913 Webster] 2 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tectonics — noun тектоника … Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
tectonics — 1> спец. тектоника 2> тектоническая геология, структурная геология … Новый большой англо-русский словарь
tectonics — /tek ton iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. the science or art of assembling, shaping, or ornamenting materials in construction; the constructive arts in general. 2. See structural geology. [1625 35; see TECTONIC, ICS] * * * Scientific study of… … Universalium
tectonics — tekˈtɔnɪks сущ. тектоника (специальное) тектоника тектоническая геология, структурная геология tectonics тектоника … Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь
tectonics — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Date: 1899 1. geological structural features as a whole 2. a. a branch of geology concerned with the structure of the crust of a planet (as earth) or moon and especially with the formation of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
tectonics — архитектоника, тектоника … Англо-русский словарь строительных терминов
tectonics — noun The study of crustal plates and other large scale structural features of the Earth. See Also: tectonic … Wiktionary
tectonics — тектоника … Англо-русский технический словарь
tectonics — геол. тектоника * * * тектоника (геол.) * * * тектоника * * * тектоника fold tectonics plate tectonics salinedome tectonics salt tectonics … Англо-русский словарь нефтегазовой промышленности