global tectonics

plural noun

1. earth movements and interactions on a global scale, especially as they relate to the causes and results of the dynamics of the crustal plates and sea-floor spreading.

Word History and Origins

Origin of global tectonics¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

“It’s a brilliant insight,” says Brendan Murphy, a geologist at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia, who studies global tectonics and was not involved in the study.

From Scientific American

Barley, M. E., Bekker, A. & Krapez, B. Late Archean to early Paleoproterozoic global tectonics, environmental change and the rise of atmospheric oxygen.

From Nature

The prize jury said Molnar, a professor in geological sciences at the University of Colorado, innovatively combined geological and geophysical methods of inquiry with satellite measurements and modeling and paved the way to a new understanding of the formation of mountain ranges and their role in global tectonics.

From US News

The prize jury said Molnar, a professor in geological sciences at the University of Colorado, innovatively combined geological and geophysical methods of inquiry with satellite measurements and modeling and paved the way to a new understanding of the formation of mountain ranges and their role in global tectonics.

From US News

The prize jury said Molnar, a professor in geological sciences at the University of Colorado, innovatively combined geological and geophysical methods of inquiry with satellite measurements and modeling and paved the way to a new understanding of the formation of mountain ranges and their role in global tectonics.

From US News