subduction

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

Translation

n.aftrekken; de handeling of het proces van aftrekken
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

oceanic subduction

oceanische subductie

subduction zone

subductiezone

Example Sentences

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

(3)controles op de updip- en downdip-limieten van de seismogene zone van subductiethrusts;

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.

Daarna vond er snelle afkoeling en retrograde metamorfose plaats. Vroege snelle oceaanspreiding werd beperkt omdat subductie verscheen. Daarom bleef metagabbro langzaam omhoog komen onder de langzame uitrekking.

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