(transitive) To push under or below.
Used in a Sentence
subducts
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for subducts.
Editorial note
The idea is that as the oceanic plate subducts, the upper part of the subduction zone/fault/megathrust is locked, i.e.
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Quick take
(transitive) To push under or below.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of subducts gathered in one view.
(intransitive) To move downwards underneath something.
(rare) To remove; to deduct; to take away; to disregard.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for subducts.
verb
(transitive) To push under or below.
verb
(intransitive) To move downwards underneath something.
verb
(rare) To remove; to deduct; to take away; to disregard.
Example sentences
The idea is that as the oceanic plate subducts, the upper part of the subduction zone/fault/megathrust is locked, i.e.
The Japan Trench in the north, where the Pacific plate subducts, and the Nankai Trough in the south where the Philippine Sea Plate subducts.
And when ocean crust subducts it generally (with some caveats) takes the sediments that have accumulated on top with it.
The Ring of Fire volcanoes form largely around subduction faults, generally inland of where an oceanic plate subducts beneath a continental plate.
Does that also imply the denser crusts subducts deeper towards the earth center or does the colder crust prevent it from going deeper?
Therefore when more of it subducts the top part will get pushed up?
As I understand it, the entire region is on a flat(well, tilted), planar fault because of the way the crust subducts.
While subduction does steadily erase the past, not everything subducts.
When that oceanic crust then subducts back into the mantle, it heats up, the hydrous minerals are no longer stable, and they release their H2O into the overlying mantle.
The Nankai Trough is the name for the oceanic trench where the Philippine Sea tectonic plate subducts below the eastern margin of the Eurasian tectonic plate, where southern Japan sits.
A little edge randomness, and I figure out what subducts, what separates, which plates are water and which plates aren't, and so on.
) > An estimated 1,600 km (1,000 mi) of fault surface slipped (or ruptured) about 15 m (50 ft) along the subduction zone where the Indian Plate slides (or subducts) under the overriding Burma Plate.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use subducts in a sentence?
The idea is that as the oceanic plate subducts, the upper part of the subduction zone/fault/megathrust is locked, i.e.
What does subducts mean?
(transitive) To push under or below.
What part of speech is subducts?
subducts is commonly used as verb.