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[syn: tectonic, architectonic]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tectonic \Tec*ton"ic\, a. [L. tectonicus, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, a
carpenter, builder.]
1. Of or pertaining to building or construction;
architectural.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Biol.) Structural.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. (Geol. & Phys. Geog.) Of, pert. to, or designating, the
rock structures and external forms resulting from the
deformation of the earth's crust; as, tectonic arches or
valleys; tectonic plates.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
tectonic
adj 1: pertaining to the structure or movement of the earth's
crust; "tectonic plates"; "tectonic valleys"
2: of or pertaining to construction or architecture [syn:
tectonic, architectonic]