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subduction in Portuguese

subduction in Portuguese is subdução — subduction means the action of being pushed or drawn beneath another object.

subduction in Portuguese

subdução
noun
(geology) The process of one tectonic plate moving beneath another and sinking into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.

What does "subduction" mean?

  1. noun The action of being pushed or drawn beneath another object.
  2. noun The process of one tectonic plate moving beneath another and sinking into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  3. noun The act of subducting or taking away.
  4. noun Arithmetical subtraction.

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What is "subduction" in Portuguese?

"subduction" in Portuguese is subdução. subduction means: The action of being pushed or drawn beneath another object.

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