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Webster 1913 Edition
Subduction
Sub-duc′tion
,Noun.
[L.
subductio
.] 1.
The act of subducting or taking away.
Bp. Hall.
2.
Arithmetical subtraction.
Sir M. Hale.
Webster 1828 Edition
Subduction
SUBDUCTION
,Noun.
1.
The act of taking away or withdrawing.2.
Arithmetical subtraction.Definition 2024
subduction
subduction
English
Noun
subduction (plural subductions)
- The action of being pushed or drawn beneath another object.
- (geology) The process in which one tectonic plate moves beneath another and sinks into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
- The act of subducting or taking away.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Bishop Hall to this entry?)
- Arithmetical subtraction.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir M. Hale to this entry?)
Translations
the action where one tectonic plate is pushed beneath another
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- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /səbˈdʌkʃən/
Diagram of the subduction of an oceanic plate going under a continental plate. The subduction zone is at the red circle, often where earthquakes occur.