English Dictionary

supercontinent cycle

名詞

(geology) A quasiperiodic aggregation and dispersal of Earth's continental crust.

日本語の意味

（地質学）地球の大陸地殻が準周期的に集まってひとつの超大陸を形成し、その後再び分散する現象

Many geologists examine the supercontinent cycle to trace how Earth's continents have periodically joined and broken apart through deep time.

多くの地質学者は、地球の大陸地殻が準周期的に集合と分散を繰り返す現象を研究して、深い時間の中で大陸がどのように周期的に結合し分裂してきたかを追跡しています。

意味（1）

(geology) A quasiperiodic aggregation and dispersal of Earth's continental crust.

The supercontinent cycle has many effects that greatly affect other Earth systems. First, the breakup of continents causes sudden bursts of heat release, associated with periods of increased, intensive magmatism.

supercontinent cycles （ plural ）