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51plate tectonics — noun The large scale movement of tectonic plates that contributes to continental drift. See Also: tectonic plate …
52plate tectonics — N UNCOUNT Plate tectonics is the way that large pieces of the earth s surface move slowly around. [TECHNICAL] …
53plate-(piston)-type caldera — GLOSSARY OF VOLCANIC TERMS A type of caldera in which the caldera floor subsides more or less evenly as one coherent block. Plate (piston) type calderas are believed to result from single, large volume pyroclastic eruptions from relatively… …
54plate-(piston)-type caldera — GLOSSARY OF VOLCANIC TERMS A type of caldera in which the caldera floor subsides more or less evenly as one coherent block. Plate (piston) type calderas are believed to result from single, large volume pyroclastic eruptions from relatively… …
55plate glass — /pleɪt ˈglas/ (say playt glahs) noun a soda lime silica glass formed by rolling the hot glass into a plate which is subsequently ground and polished; used in large windows, mirrors, etc …
56plate armor — 1. armor made of thin, flat, shaped pieces of wrought iron or steel. 2. any armor composed of, or having as an exterior surface, tough, stiff, flat pieces, large or small, of various materials, as iron, steel, or horn. [1795 1805] * * * …
57plate-longe — (pla te lon j ) s. f. 1° Terme de vétérinaire et de maréchal. Large corde longue de quatre mètres environ, aplatie dans la moitié de son étendue, présentant une ganse à l une de ses extrémités, et servant à maintenir les animaux debout ou… …
58plate glass — noun (U) big pieces of glass made in large thick sheets for use especially in shop windows …
59plate tectonics — noun (U) the study of the forming and movement of the large sheets of rock that lie under the surface of the Earth …
60plate glass — UK / US noun [uncountable] glass in large, thick pieces, used for shop windows …
