accretionary wedge
accretionary wedge · accretionary wedges
The accumulation of surface sediment formed between a subducting oceanic crustal plate…The accumulation of surface sediment formed between a subducting oceanic crustal plate and a continental tectonic plate, as it is scraped from off the top of the oceanic crustal plate.
Meaning
1 sensesThe accumulation of surface sediment formed between a subducting oceanic crustal plate and a continental tectonic plate, as it is scraped from off the top of the oceanic crustal plate.
Forms
plural: accretionary wedges| Singular | accretionary wedge |
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regular