seafloor spreading
Ozeanbodenspreizung
The outward movement of the seafloor from central underwater ridges as a result of…The outward movement of the seafloor from central underwater ridges as a result of plate tectonics; the major cause of continental drift.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)The outward movement of the seafloor from central underwater ridges as a result of plate tectonics; the major cause of continental drift.
Ozeanbodenspreizung
Translations
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By meaning 1
outward movement of the seafloor:
Forms
plural: seafloor spreadingsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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