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subduction

noun

/səbˈdʌk.ʃən/

Meaning

The lateral and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.

The Pacific Ring of Fire is an area of intense subduction.

plate sinking, crustal movement, earth compression

uplift, emergence, surface expansion

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