tectonics
/tekˈtɒn.ɪks/noun
C1formalcommonscientific/tekˈtɒn.ɪks/uncountable
A noun referring to the branch of geology that studies the structure, folding, and faulting of the Earth's crust, or historically, the science of architecture.
- 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее раздел геологии, изучающий структуру, складчатость и разломы земной коры, или, исторически, науку об архитектуре.
- 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa la rama de la geología que estudia la estructura, los plegamientos y las fallas de la corteza terrestre; también, por extensión histórica, el arte o la ciencia de la construcción y la arquitectura.
- 🇫🇷Nom qui désigne la branche de la géologie étudiant la structure, les plissements et les failles de la croûte terrestre, ou, historiquement, la science de l'architecture.
- 🇩🇪Substantiv, das den Zweig der Geologie bezeichnet, der den Aufbau, die Faltung und die Verwerfungen der Erdkruste untersucht, oder historisch die Wissenschaft von der Architektur.
- 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa o ramo da geologia que estuda a estrutura, as dobras e as falhas da crosta terrestre ou, historicamente, a ciência da arquitetura.
- 🇨🇳名词，指地质学中研究地壳结构、褶皱和断层的分支学科；历史上也指建筑学或构造学。
- 🌐اسم يشير إلى فرع من الجيولوجيا يدرس بنية القشرة الأرضية وطيّاتها وصدوعها، أو، تاريخياً، علم العمارة وبناء المنشآت.
- Architectural science C1 formal
The science or art of construction and building design, focusing on structural principles.
- The course covers the tectonics of ancient Greek temples.
- Modern tectonics emphasizes both aesthetics and structural integrity.
- She studied the tectonics of Gothic cathedrals.
🇷🇺Архитектурная наука🇪🇸Tectónica arquitectónica🇫🇷Tectonique (science de la construction)🇩🇪Architekturwissenschaft🇵🇹Ciência arquitetônica🇨🇳建筑构造学🌐علم البناء المعماري
Synonyms: architectonics
- Geological study B2 formal scientific
The branch of geology that deals with the large-scale processes and structures of the Earth's crust, including folding, faulting, and plate movements.
- Plate tectonics explains the movement of continents.
- The tectonics of the region caused frequent earthquakes.
- Geologists study tectonics to understand mountain formation.
🇷🇺Тектоника🇪🇸Tectónica🇫🇷Tectonique🇩🇪Tektonik🇵🇹Tectônica🇨🇳构造地质学🌐التكتونيات
- tectonics plural form
- tectonics' possessive plural form
- tectonics' possessive singular form