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Definitions
a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
Word origin
From Latin subductiō, from subdūcere (“to draw from under or below”). Equivalent to subduct + -ion or subduce + -tion.
Used in a sentence
“Therefore, both a mantle plume and also the subductions of the oceanic plates may have mutually contributed to create the magmatic zone.”
“Earthquakes on the subduction interface itself are low-angle thrusts in the depth range 15–45 km, generally reaching a maximum depth of 20 km in the west and 45 km in the centre of the arc, near Crete.”
“threatened the subduction of his own presence”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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