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.
Full Definition of PLATE TECTONICS. 1. : a theory in geology: the lithosphere of the earth is divided into a small number of plates which float on and travel independently over the mantle and much of the earth's seismic activity occurs at the boundaries of these plates.2.late tectonics. noun plural but singular in construction. Tweet. geology: a scientific theory that the Earth's surface is made of very large sections that move very slowly; also: the movements of the large sections that form the Earth's surface.