“protocontinent”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

protocontinent

释义

ˈprotocontinent Geol.
[f. proto- + continent n.]
= supercontinent. Hence ˌprotocontiˈnental a.
1958L. King in Continental Drift (Univ. of Tasmania) 13 Recent studies..suggest once more the validity of continental drift, with two proto-continents Laurasia and Gondwana.1968Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 2 Mar. 48 (caption) The hegira of the Indian subcontinent about 60,000,000 years ago is suggested on the above map of earth's proto⁓continent.1977Sci. Amer. Mar. 104/2 As long as the fairly coherent supercontinent could move in relation to its adjacent ocean floor, the ocean floor could have been subducted, partially melted and chemically differentiated to manufacture typical continental crust at the leading edge of the protocontinent.1978Nature 10 Aug. 547/1 The protocontinental tectosphere produced in island-arc environments or along the active margins is probably thin, chemically heterogeneous and poorly consolidated.

英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

相关内容：

“protocontinent”的英文意思

“protecting”的英文意思

“小乳头肌”英文翻译

“protocone”的英文意思

“小型照相术”英文翻译

“protoconch”的英文意思

相关推荐