Subduction

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /sÉ™bˈdÊŒkʃən/

Origin

Latin subductio.

Full definition of subduction

Noun

1. The action of being pushed or drawn beneath another object.(geology) The process in which one tectonic plate moves beneath another and sinks into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
2. The act of subducting or taking away.
3. Arithmetical subtraction.

Derived terms

• subduction zone