continental drift
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continental drift
noun
- The slow movement of continents explained by plate tectonics.
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noun continental drift
| Español | deriva continental, abatimiento continental |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 대륙이동 daeryuk idong |
| 日本語 | 大陸移動 tairiku idō |
| 中文 | 大陆漂移 dàlù piāoyí |
| Português | deriva continental |
| Français | dérive des continents |
| Deutsch | Kontinentaldrift, Kontinentalverschiebung |
| Italiano | deriva dei continenti |
| Ελληνικά | μετατόπιση των ηπείρων metatópisi ton ipeíron |
| Русский | дрейф материко́в drejf materikóv |
| Tiếng Việt | trôi dạt lục địa |
| العربية | اِنْجِرَاف القَارِّيّ injirāf al-qārriyy |
| עברית | נדידת היבשות |
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title = {continental drift},
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