terrán
C2
Hungarian
terrane
NOUN
C2
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terrane
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Meaning
geologically distinct crustal block
Themes
geology
|tectonics
|earth_crust
|rock_units
|plate_movement
|technical_term
|science
|nature
Definition
A geologically distinct block of the Earth’s crust, originally formed on or broken off from one tectonic plate and later attached to another larger plate, usually recognized by having a different geological history from surrounding rocks.
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