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Noun Concept
Categories: Plate tectonics, Articles with short description, long volume value, Obsolete geological theories, Webarchive template archiveis links
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continental drift  Continent movement  continental drift theory  Continentaldrift  drift theory
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The gradual movement and formation of continents (as described by plate tectonics) WordNet 3.0
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The gradual movement and formation of continents (as described by plate tectonics) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Continental drift is the hypothesis that the Earth's continents have moved over geologic time relative to each other, thus appearing to have "drifted" across the ocean bed. Wikipedia
The slow movement of continents explained by plate tectonics. Wiktionary
Continental drift. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
geological phenomenon
Superseded theories in science
HAS PART
Polflucht
FACET OF
tectonics
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Continent movement, Continental Drift, continental drift theory, Continentaldrift, drift theory, Movement of the Earth's Crust, Moving continent, theory of continental drift

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