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Subduction Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Subduction has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate

2

The action of being pushed or drawn beneath another object.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
geological process
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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