lithospheric plate

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• lithospheric plate — /lɪθəsfɛrɪk ˈpleɪt/ (say lithuhsferik playt) noun → tectonic plate …  

• plate tectonics — plate tectonic, adj. Geol. a theory of global tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided into a number of crustal plates, each of which moves on the plastic asthenosphere more or less independently to collide with, slide under, or move past… …   Universalium

• Plate tectonics — The tectonic plates of the world were mapped in the second half of the 20th century …   Wikipedia

• plate tectonics — plural noun [treated as sing.] a theory explaining the structure of the earth s crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates which move slowly over the underlying mantle …   English new terms dictionary

• tectonic plate — /tɛktɒnɪk ˈpleɪt/ (say tektonik playt) noun Geology a section of the earth s crust and uppermost part of the mantle, which moves in relation to the other plates; there are seven main plates and a number of minor plates and microplates; movement… …  

• African Plate —   The African plate, shown in pinkish orange The African Plate is a tectonic plate which includes the continent of Africa, as well as oceanic crust which lies …   Wikipedia

• Philippine Plate — The Philippine Plate is a tectonic plate beneath the Pacific Ocean to the east of the Philippines. The Philippine plate comprises oceanic lithosphere that lies beneath the Philippine Sea, and so is often referred to as the Philippine Sea Plate… …   Wikipedia

• Indian Plate — [ continental drift, the India Plate split from Madagascar and collided with the Eurasian Plate resulting in the formation of the Himalayas.] The India or Indian Plate is a tectonic plate that was originally a part of the ancient continent of… …   Wikipedia

• Iberian plate — Euramerica (Late Triassic, Norian, 220 Ma, in French). Translation: Laurentia, Greenland, Fennoscandian Shield, Saharan Shield, Iberian plate, Irish plate, Scottish plate, Massif Central, Armorican Massif, L  Ardenne, Bohemian terrane,… …   Wikipedia

• mountain — mountainless, adj. /mown tn/, n. 1. a natural elevation of the earth s surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually greater than 2000 ft. (610 m). 2. a large mass of something… …   Universalium

• Mesoplates — The concept of mesoplates was introduced as a heuristic for characterizing the motion of lithospheric plates relative to the sublithospheric source region of hotspot volcanism (Pilger, 2003). W. Jason Morgan (1972), originally suggested that… …   Wikipedia