subduction
The action of being pushed or drawn beneath another objectThe action of being pushed or drawn beneath another object.
» Earthquakes often occur at subduction zones.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)The action of being pushed or drawn beneath another object.
(countable, uncountable)The process of one tectonic plate moving beneath another and sinking into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
субду́кцияsubdúkcija
a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
(countable, uncountable)The act of subducting or taking away.
(countable, uncountable)Arithmetical subtraction.
(countable, uncountable)A surjection between diffeological spaces such that the target is identified as the pushforward of the source.
Examples
2 sentencesEarthquakes often occur at subduction zones.
As subduction occurs below the continental shelf, earthquakes become more likely.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin subductiō, from subdūcere (“to draw from under or below”). Equivalent to subducFrom Latin subductiō, from subdūcere (“to draw from under or below”). Equivalent to subduct + -ion or subduce + -tion.
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Forms
plural: subductions| Singular | subduction |
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Word family
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