tectonic

1. 1.

   pertaining to the structure or movement of the earth's crust

   “tectonic plates”

   “tectonic valleys”

   geology

2. 2.

   of or pertaining to construction or architecture

   Synonymsarchitectonic

Questions about tectonic

What does tectonic mean?

tectonic means "pertaining to the structure or movement of the earth's crust". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in tectonic?

tectonic has 3 syllables: tec-to-nic. The stress falls on "to". In IPA it is /tɛkˈtɑnɪk/.

What is another word for tectonic?

Close synonyms include architectonic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.