No they are not the same thing.    Plate Tectonics is the study of mechanisms and the results of  large-scale movement of the earth's crust.    Tectonic Plates â¦ are large sections of the earth's crust that float  on top of semi-molten rocks of the upper mantle. 3 people found this useful.
Capitulation is a way to describe a surrender between armies, but it's also a form of 'giving up' on the stock market. So, what is capitulation when it's used on Wall Street? What does it signify? CNBC explains.
Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  Copulation(noun) the act of coupling or joining; union; conjunction. 2  Copulation(noun) the coming together of male and female in the act of generation; sexual union; coition.