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subduction

/səbˈdʌk.ʃən/

Traducción: Proceso geológico por el cual una placa tectónica se desplaza lateralmente y desciende por debajo de otra placa hacia el manto terrestre.

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noun

C1formalcommonscientific/səbˈdʌk.ʃən/

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A geological process in which one tectonic plate moves sideways and downward beneath another plate into the Earth's mantle.

  • 🇪🇸Proceso geológico por el cual una placa tectónica se desplaza lateralmente y desciende por debajo de otra placa hacia el manto terrestre.
  1. Geological process C1 formal scientific

    A geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate.

    • Subduction zones are responsible for many of the world's largest earthquakes.
    • The Pacific Plate is undergoing subduction beneath the North American Plate.
    • Volcanic arcs often form above subduction zones.

    🇪🇸Subducción

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