subduction : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: subduction	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for subduction
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
subduction n a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Subduction \Sub*duc"tion\, n. [L. subductio.] 1. The act of subducting or taking away. --Bp. Hall. 2. Arithmetical subtraction. --Sir M. Hale.