neotectonics
A subdiscipline of tectonics involving the study of the motions and deformations of…A subdiscipline of tectonics involving the study of the motions and deformations of the Earth's crust which are current or recent in geologic time.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A subdiscipline of tectonics involving the study of the motions and deformations of the Earth's crust which are current or recent in geologic time.
Origin
From neo- + tectonics.From neo- + tectonics.
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedneotectonic
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable