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English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
plate margin
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convergent plate margin — see destructive plate margin … Geography glossary
divergent plate margin — see constructive plate margin … Geography glossary
lateral plate margin — see conservative plate margin … Geography glossary
destructive plate margin — in plate tectonics, a plate boundary where the relative movement of the crustal plates is towards each other and where one is subducted beneath the other thus being destroyed as it returns to the mantle. The collision may be between oceanic… … Geography glossary
conservative plate margin — in plate tectonics, a plate boundary where the relative movement of the two crustal plates is lateral, or past each other … Geography glossary
constructive plate margin — in plate tectonics, a plate boundary where the relative movement of the crustal plates is apart from each other allowing magma to rise from the mantle and solidify to construct new crust … Geography glossary
plate tectonics — plate tectonic, adj. Geol. a theory of global tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided into a number of crustal plates, each of which moves on the plastic asthenosphere more or less independently to collide with, slide under, or move past… … Universalium
plate block — n. Philately a block of postage stamps with a serial number (plate number) in the margin … English World dictionary
Plate block — A plate block, or plate number block is a block of postage stamps that includes the part of the sheet margin with the serial number of the printing plate(s) used to print the stamps.The numbering of printing plates has long been a part of quality … Wikipedia
Plate number coil — A plate number coil (PNC) is a United States postage stamp with the number of the printing plate or plates printed on it. The plate number typically appears as one or more small digits in the margin at the bottom of the stamp. The plate number… … Wikipedia
plate tectonics — the theory concerning the structure of the earth and the processes occurring which explain the configuration of the continents and the location of earthquakes and volcanic activity. There are three types of plate margins, or boundaries between… … Geography glossary
