When two plate margins converge, one plate undergoes subduction, which means that its leading edge buckles beneath the other plate and plunges diagonally downward into the earth's upper mantle to depths approaching 700 kilometers (Ursula B. Marvin).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
sub — sub·abdominal; sub·account; sub·acetate; sub·acid; sub·acidity; sub·acute; sub·adult; sub·aerial; sub·aesthetic; sub·age; sub·agency; sub·agent; sub·akhmimic; sub·alary; sub·alate; sub·alimentation; sub·alkaline; sub·allocate; sub·almoner;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
duc — ab·duc·tion; ab·duc·tive; ab·duc·tive·ly; ad·duc·er; ad·duc·i·ble; ad·duc·tion; ad·duc·tive; ad·duc·tor; aq·uae·duc·tus; bon·duc; cir·cum·duc·tion; con·duc·ta; con·duc·tio; con·duc·tion; con·duc·tive; con·duc·tiv·i·ty; con·duc·tom·e·ter;… … English syllables
subduction — sub·duc·tion … English syllables
subduction — sub•duc•tion [[t]səbˈdʌk ʃən[/t]] n. gel the process by which collision of the earth s crustal plates results in one plate s being drawn down or overridden by another, localized along the juncture(subduc′tion zone )of two plates • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
subduction — sub·duc·tion (səb dukґshən) infraduction … Medical dictionary
Subduction — Sub*duc tion, n. [L. subductio.] 1. The act of subducting or taking away. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] 2. Arithmetical subtraction. Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… … English syllables
ro — neu·ro·anatomic; neu·ro·anatomist; neu·ro·anatomy; neu·ro·bio·tac·tic; neu·ro·bio·taxis; neu·ro·blast; neu·ro·blas·to·ma; neu·ro·canal; neu·ro·central; neu·ro·centrum; neu·ro·chondrite; neu·ro·chord; neu·ro·circulatory; neu·ro·coele;… … English syllables
ism — is·ma·el·ism; iso·la·tion·ism; isom·er·ism; isos·ter·ism; ital·ian·ism; ivory tower·ism; jack·son·ism; jaco·bin·ism; jaco·bit·ism; jain·ism; jan·sen·ism; ja·pan·ism; jef·fer·so·nian·ism; jesu·it·ism; jew·ism; jin·go·ism; jour·nal·ism; ju·da·ism;… … English syllables
