'Tectonic' definitions:
Definition of 'tectonic'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Pertaining to the structure or movement of the earth's crust; "tectonic plates"; "tectonic valleys"
adjective
Of or pertaining to construction or architecture [syn: tectonic, architectonic]
Definition of 'Tectonic'
From: GCIDE
- 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]