See Also: pikelet(1)(dictionary)
pikelet(2)(dictionary)

tectonics (iou) and pikelet(2) (iou)


tectonics (iou)



tectonics noun. M19.
[formed as TECTONIC: see -S1.]
1. The Art and process of producing practical and aesthetically pleasing buildings or Other constructions. M19.
2. Geology. The structural arrangement of rocks in the earth's crust (or on another planet or a moon); the branch of geology that deals with rock structures, esp. large-scale ones. L19.
plate tectonics: see PLATE noun.
tectonician noun (Geology) an expert in or student of tectonics M20.

pikelet(2) (iou)



pikelet noun2. L19.
[from PIKE noun3 + -LET.]
A young or small pike.