tectonic

Adjective

not-comparable figuratively

Of or relating to construction or to architecture / (biology) Structural / (geology) Of, relating to, or caused by large-scale movements of the Earth's (or a similar planet's) lithosphere

Japanese Meaning

建設や建築に関連する、または建築に関する / (生物学)構造に関する、または構造的な / (地質学)地球や類似の惑星のリソスフェアの大規模な動きに関連する、またはその動きによって引き起こされる

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The museum's tectonic design emphasizes the visible joints and layered materials, celebrating the craft of building.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その美術館の建築的なデザインは、目に見える継ぎ目や層状の素材を強調し、建築の技を称えている。

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Sense（1）

Of or relating to construction or to architecture

Sense（2）

(biology) Structural

Sense（3）

(geology) Of, relating to, or caused by large-scale movements of the Earth's (or a similar planet's) lithosphere

A boiling hot rock planet with extreme tectonic activity, Parnassus is home to many volcanic mountains. Surface scans reveal several geothermal and solar power stations, tapping the planet's abundant energy.

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Sense（4）

(figuratively) momentous, utter, vast

But it would be a mistake to imagine that we are benignly coming full circle, or even that we are finding that the old ways are still the most efficient. A tectonic shift has occurred.

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