subduction
11subduction — sub•duc•tion [[t]səbˈdʌk ʃən[/t]] n. gel the process by which collision of the earth s crustal plates results in one plate s being drawn down or overridden by another, localized along the juncture(subduc′tion zone )of two plates • Etymology:… …
12Subduction ante-collision — Subduction anté collision Une subduction anté collision est une subduction, entre deux plaques tectoniques, antérieure à une collision continentale. Dans les Alpes, et plus particulièrement au Mont Viso, des témoins d ophiolites, ramenés en… …
13subduction zone — noun The Benioff zone • • • Main Entry: ↑subduce …
14Subduction anté-collision — Une subduction anté collision est une subduction, entre deux plaques tectoniques, antérieure à une collision continentale. Dans les Alpes, et plus particulièrement au Mont Viso, des témoins d ophiolites, ramenés en surface, attestent de cette… …
15subduction zone — ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY GLOSSARY The zone of convergence of two tectonic plates, one of which usually overrides the other. GLOSSARY OF VOLCANIC TERMS A sloping region at collisional plate boundaries where one tectonic plate overrides another… …
16subduction zone — Oceanic trench area in which, according to the theory of plate tectonics, the seafloor underthrusts an adjacent plate, dragging the accumulated trench sediments downward into the Earth s upper mantle. See also deep sea trench. * * * ▪ geology… …
17subduction — noun /səbˈdʌkʃən/ the action of being pushed or drawn beneath another object …
18subduction — the movement of an oceanic plate beneath another crustal plate. The plane of contact is known as the Benioff Zone where earthquakes occur. As the plate reaches the asthenosphere it melts …
19subduction — sub·duc·tion (səb dukґshən) infraduction …
20subduction — n. withdrawal, taking away, reduction; process of one plate of the Earth s crust being forced underneath another (Plate Tectonics) …
