subduction

[US]/səb'dʌkʃ(ə)n/
[UK]/səb'dʌkʃən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. subtraktion; handlingen eller processen med at trække fra
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Phrases & Collocations

oceanic subduction

oceanisk subduktion

subduction zone

subduktionszone

Example Sentences

(3)controls on the updip and downdip limits of the seismogenic zone of subduction thrusts;

(3)kontrol over den øvre og nedre grænse af den seismogene zone i subduktionsskubzoner;

After that, rapid cooling retrograde metam orphism occurred.Early rapid ocean spreading was constrained because subduction appeared.Therefore, metagabbro continued to uplift under the slow extension.

Efter det skete hurtig afkøling retrograd metamorfisme. Tidlig hurtig havspredning blev begrænset, fordi subduktion opstod. Derfor fortsatte metagabbro med at hæve sig under den langsomme udvidelse.

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