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- adverb In a
tectonic way or manner. - adverb In a
fundamental way. - adverb geology, seismology Involving tectonic plates.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Shaky Ground Colliding plates under earth's surface make Asia Pacific one of the most tectonically active region on earth.
Quake to Test Japan's Economy, Markets David Wessel 2011
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Shaky Ground Colliding plates under earth's surface make Asia Pacific one of the most tectonically active region on earth.
Damaged Nuclear-Power Plants Could Spew Range of Emissions Gautam Naik 2011
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Shaky Ground Colliding plates under earth's surface make Asia Pacific one of the most tectonically active region on earth.
Setback in Reactor Fight Yuka Hayashi 2011
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Power Plant Under Pressure Shaky Ground Colliding plates under earth's surface make Asia Pacific one of the most tectonically active region on earth.
Relief Effort Continues as Nuclear Worries Loom Chester Dawson 2011
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Shaky Ground: Regional Big Ones Colliding plates under earth's surface make Asia Pacific one of the most tectonically active region on earth.
Japan Tries Using Seawater to Cool Damaged Reactor Yuka Hayashi 2011
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Shaky Ground Colliding plates under earth's surface make Asia Pacific one of the most tectonically active region on earth.
Communities Scramble to Avoid Exposure Phred Dvorak 2011
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That said, there is really no convincing economic case to be made for light rail along the west coast, and the prospect of putting down costly infrastructure that is highly susceptible to quake damage in one of the less tectonically stable areas of the world is … mindboggling.
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The Kopet Dag was a tectonically active area—below the mountain were molten rocks that heated the water in the underground chambers.
The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011
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That got me to thinking: Hey, Stargate Universe, are you telling me that one measly over-tectonically active planet is going to supply more power than one average sized black hole?
The SF Fanatic: SF Explores The Ideas Mainstream Fiction Won't 2010
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Shaky Ground Colliding plates under earth's surface make Asia Pacific one of the most tectonically active region on earth.
Japan's Nuclear Crisis Escalates Yuka Hayashi 2011
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