intraplate

English

Etymology

From intra- +‎ plate.

Adjective

intraplate (not comparable)

  1. (geology) Taking place within a single tectonic plate.
    • 2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA, page 189:
      And what causes these massive intraplate rupturings? Something deep within the Earth.

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