Definition of Subduction. Meaning of Subduction. Synonyms of Subduction

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Definition of Subduction

Subduction
Subduction Sub*duc"tion, n. [L. subductio.] 1. The act of subducting or taking away. --Bp. Hall. 2. Arithmetical subtraction. --Sir M. Hale.

Meaning of Subduction from wikipedia

- Subduction is a geological process in which the oceanic lithosphere and some continental lithosphere is recycled into the Earth's mantle at the convergent...
- 45°N 124°W / 45°N 124°W / 45; -124 The Cascadia subduction zone is a 1,000 km (620 mi) convergent plate boundary, about 100–200 km (70–100 mi) off the...
- Ring of Fire is not a single geological structure. It was created by the subduction of different tectonic plates at convergent boundaries around the Pacific...
- ridges to greater than 100 km (62 mi) at subduction zones. For shorter or longer distances, the subduction zone, and therefore also the mean, thickness...
- Tectonic erosion or subduction erosion is the loss of crust from an overriding tectonic plate due to subduction. Two types of tectonic erosion exist:...
- The New Britain subduction zone is one of the most recently formed and most active subduction zones on earth, producing great earthquakes (magnitude 8...
- The subduction tectonics of the Philippines is the control of geology over the Philippine archipelago. The Philippine region is seismically active and...
- plate eventually slides beneath the other, a process known as subduction. The subduction zone can be defined by a plane where many earthquakes occur, called...
- plate. The magma ascends to form an arc of volcanoes parallel to the subduction zone. Volcanic arcs are distinct from volcanic chains formed over hotspots...
- Archean subduction is a contentious topic involving the possible existence and nature of subduction in the Archean, a geologic eon extending from 4.0-2...