microcontinent

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A fragment of continental crust that has cleaved off its parent tectonic plate.
    — Seychelles can first be considered to have existed 62 mya when the Seychelles microcontinent split from India as a result of intense activity in the Carlsberg ridge which started 64 mya[…]

词形变化

microcontinents plural

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?
Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der.
English micro-
English continent
English microcontinent
From micro- + continent.
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