TECTONIC

tectonic, architectonic

(adjective) of or pertaining to construction or architecture

tectonic

(adjective) pertaining to the structure or movement of the earth’s crust; “tectonic plates”; “tectonic valleys”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

tectonic (not comparable)

Of or relating to construction or to architecture

(biology) Structural

(geology) Of, relating to, or caused by large-scale movements of the Earth's lithosphere

(figurative) momentous, utter, vast

Anagrams

• concetti

Source: Wiktionary


Tec*ton"ic, a. Etym: [L. tectonicus, Gr.

Definition: Of or pertaining to building or construction; architectural.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

7 January 2025

UNINFORMATIVELY

(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”


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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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