Definitions for "Microplate"
small land areas of igneous rock; these are thought to have combined to form the larger tectonic plates and continents. Milankovitch cycles-Long period cycles in three orbital parameters that greatly influence Earth's climate, discovered by the Serbian mathematician Milutin Milankovitch. This says that long term variations in Earth's orbital properties (axial tilt and eccentricity of orbit) influence climate by changing the seasonal and latitudinal distribution of incoming solar radiation.
a multi-well sample holder, typically but not exclusively used for luminescence applications