Synonyms for subduction
səbˈdʌk ʃənsub·duc·tion

Princeton's WordNet

1. subductionnoun

   a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate

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1. • Geological Process

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1. Research Professor Suzanne Carbotte:

   Because the fault zone is so quiet seismically, we really don’t have a good picture of where the part of the fault that generates the big earthquakes is located. At other subduction zones, there are many small earthquakes recorded along the megathrust fault that scientists can use to locate the fault and study its properties, but not at Cascadia.

2. Van Hinsbergen:

   Subduction, the plunging of one plate under the other, is the basic way in which mountain chains are formed, our research provided a large number of insights, also about volcanism and earthquakes, that we are already applying elsewhere. You can even predict, to a certain extent, what a given area will look like in the far future.