tectonic : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: tectonic	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tectonic adj pertaining to the structure or movement of the earth's crust; "tectonic plates"; "tectonic valleys" of or pertaining to construction or architecture Synonym(s): tectonic, architectonic
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tectonic \Tecton"ic\, a. 1. (Biol.) Structural. 2. (Geol. & Phys. Geog.) Of, pert. to, or designating, the rock structures and external forms resulting from the deformation of the earth's crust; as, tectonic* arches or valleys.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tectonic \Tec*ton"ic\, a. [L. tectonicus, Gr. [?], fr. [?], [?], a carpenter, builder.] Of or pertaining to building or construction; architectural.