incubator An equipment providing a closed controllable environment in which optimum conditions may be established for the nutrition, growth and preservation of organisms, whether bacterial or human. Incubators are used to culture bacteria and to promote the survival of premature babies. inÂ·cuÂ·baÂ·tor (in'kyÅ«-bÄ-tÅr)
Definitions for plate tectonic theory. tectonics, plate tectonics, plate tectonic theory(noun) the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust. Chaldean Numerology. The numerical value of plate tectonic theory in Chaldean Numerology is: 5.
Tectonics is a part of the Greek root for to build and together the terms define how the Earth's surface is built up of moving plates. The theory of plate tectonics itself says that the Earth's lithosphere is made up individual plates that are broken down into over a dozen large and small pieces of solid rock.ectonics is a part of the Greek root for to build and together the terms define how the Earth's surface is built up of moving plates. The theory of plate tectonics itself says that the Earth's lithosphere is made up individual plates that are broken down into over a dozen large and small pieces of solid rock.