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Of or pertaining to building or construction; architectural.
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Of, pert. to, or designating, the rock structures and external forms resulting from the deformation of the earth's crust; as, tectonic arches or valleys; tectonic plates.
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Deformation with the earth's crust.
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Pertaining to changes in the structure of the Earth's crust, the forces responsible for such deformation, or the external forms produced.
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relating to a major structural event
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that segment of structural geology involved with the development and interpretation of large-scale activities (e.g., mountain building).
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An adjective used to relate a particular phenomenon to a structural orogenic concept.
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