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Webster 1913 Edition
Tectonics
Tec-ton′ics
,Noun.
1.
The science, or the art, by which implements, vessels, dwellings, or other edifices, are constructed, both agreeably to the end for which they are designed, and in conformity with artistic sentiments and ideas.
Definition 2024
tectonics
tectonics
See also: tectònics
English
Noun
tectonics (uncountable)
- (geology) The study of crustal plates and other large-scale structural features of the Earth.
- (architecture) The science and art of assembling, shaping, or ornamenting materials in construction.
Translations
study of crustal plates
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science and art of shaping materials