English Dictionary

terrane

名詞

(geology) A block of the Earth's crust that differs from the surrounding material, and is separated from it by faults.

日本語の意味

周囲の地殻とは異なる性質を持ち、断層によって分断された地殻のかたまり。 / 地質学用語として、隣接する地殻と性質が明確に異なる一部分。

Geologists identified a terrane that had been accreted to the continent during the Mesozoic.

地質学者たちは、中生代に大陸に付加された地塊を特定した。

意味（1）

(geology) A block of the Earth's crust that differs from the surrounding material, and is separated from it by faults.

The mountain belt came together as an accretion of terranes.

terranes （ plural ）