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(geology) The study of crustal plates and other large-scale structural features of the Earth..
Use tectonics when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Tectonics means (geology) The study of crustal plates and other large-scale structural features of the Earth..
Common synonyms include architectonics, plate tectonics.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use tectonics where its definition matches the intended context.
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