tectonic

adj.

1. Geology. Relating to, causing, or resulting from structural deformation of the earth's crust.
2. 1. Relating to construction or building.
   2. Architectural.

[Late Latin tectonicus, from Greek tektonikos, from tektōn, builder.]

tectonically tec·ton'i·cal·ly adv.

Of, or concerned with, the processes acting to shape the earth's crust.

Of or pertaining to building or construction; architectural.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: (geology) pertaining to the structure or movement of the earth's crust
  Pertains to noun: tectonics (meaning #2)

Meaning #2: of or pertaining to construction or architecture
  Synonym: architectonic
  Pertains to noun: tectonics (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tektonisk

idioms:

• plate tectonics    pladetektonik

Nederlands (Dutch)
de bouwkunst betreffend, bouwkunst, tektonisch

Français (French)
adj. - tectonique

idioms:

• plate tectonics    tectonique des plaques

Deutsch (German)
adj. - tektonisch

idioms:

• plate tectonics    Plattentektonik

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (γεωλ.) τεκτονικός, (οικοδ.) δομικός, αρχιτεκτονικός

idioms:

• plate tectonics    (γεωλ.) τεκτονική πλακών

Italiano (Italian)
tettonico, edilizia

idioms:

• plate tectonics    geotettonica

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - tectônico (Arquit.) (Geog.)

idioms:

• plate tectonics    placa tectônica

Русский (Russian)
архитектурный, (геолог.) тектонический

idioms:

• plate tectonics    (геолог.) тектоническая платформа или плита

Español (Spanish)
adj. - arquitectura, tectónica

idioms:

• plate tectonics    tectónica de placas

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tektonisk, byggnadskonst (konst.), tektonisk (geol.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
筑造的, 构造的, 建筑的

idioms:

• plate tectonics    板块构造学说, 地表板块构造论

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 築造的, 構造的, 建築的

idioms:

• plate tectonics    板塊構造學說, 地表板塊構造論

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 건축의, 축조의, 구조상의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 構造の
n. - 建築の, 建築学上の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) بنائي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של בנין, של בניה, עיצובי, מבני, טקטוני, אדריכלי, קשור לשינויים בקליפת כדור-הארץ‬

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