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plate tectonics - the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust. plate tectonic theory, tectonics. geomorphology, morphology - the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms.
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.