microcontinent
microcontinent · microcontinents
A fragment of continental crust that has cleaved off its parent tectonic plateA fragment of continental crust that has cleaved off its parent tectonic plate.
Meaning
1 sensesA fragment of continental crust that has cleaved off its parent tectonic plate.
Origin
From micro- + continent.From micro- + continent.
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Forms
plural: microcontinents| Singular | microcontinent |
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| Plural | microcontinents |
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Word family
2 related wordsRelatedsubcontinentB2
Derivedpaleomicrocontinent