The action of being pushed or drawn beneath another object. / (geology) The process of one tectonic plate moving beneath another and sinking into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.

plural of subduction

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of subduct

simple past tense and past participle of subduct

(transitive) To push under or below. / (intransitive) To move downwards underneath something. / (rare) To remove; to deduct; to take away; to disregard.

present participle of subduct

(geology) Of, related to, or caused by tectonic plate subduction

In a subductive manner.

(geology) A region of the Earth where one tectonic plate dives beneath another into the interior of the Earth.

plural of subduction zone