Definition of microcontinent in English:

microcontinent

noun ˈmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˌkɒntɪnəntˈmīkrōˌkäntənənt

Geology

An isolated fragment of continental crust forming part of a small crust plate.
〔地质〕微型陆块，小陆块
Example sentencesExamples
- Determining the significance of the long-term subduction-related tectonic processes as opposed to collisions by small microcontinents for the magmatic and tectonic evolution of SE Asia remains ambiguous.
- Subduction must therefore have taken place beneath a microcontinent or an island-arc that later collided with Baltica to produce the early Caledonian Finnmarkian orogeny.
- The Menderes Massif is part of the Menderes-Tauride Block, a post-Permian microcontinent, which is allochthonous with respect to both Eurasia and Gondwana.
- Notably, the Urals developed by accretion of island arcs and microcontinents.
- The collision of North America with the Avalon microcontinent during the Devonian Period caused the Acadian orogeny.

Definition of microcontinent in US English:

microcontinent

nounˈmīkrōˌkäntənənt

Geology

An isolated fragment of continental crust forming part of a small crust plate.
〔地质〕微型陆块，小陆块
Example sentencesExamples
- Determining the significance of the long-term subduction-related tectonic processes as opposed to collisions by small microcontinents for the magmatic and tectonic evolution of SE Asia remains ambiguous.
- Subduction must therefore have taken place beneath a microcontinent or an island-arc that later collided with Baltica to produce the early Caledonian Finnmarkian orogeny.
- Notably, the Urals developed by accretion of island arcs and microcontinents.
- The Menderes Massif is part of the Menderes-Tauride Block, a post-Permian microcontinent, which is allochthonous with respect to both Eurasia and Gondwana.
- The collision of North America with the Avalon microcontinent during the Devonian Period caused the Acadian orogeny.

单词	microcontinent
释义	Definition of microcontinent in English: microcontinent noun ˈmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˌkɒntɪnəntˈmīkrōˌkäntənənt Geology An isolated fragment of continental crust forming part of a small crust plate. 〔地质〕微型陆块，小陆块 Example sentencesExamples Determining the significance of the long-term subduction-related tectonic processes as opposed to collisions by small microcontinents for the magmatic and tectonic evolution of SE Asia remains ambiguous. Subduction must therefore have taken place beneath a microcontinent or an island-arc that later collided with Baltica to produce the early Caledonian Finnmarkian orogeny. The Menderes Massif is part of the Menderes-Tauride Block, a post-Permian microcontinent, which is allochthonous with respect to both Eurasia and Gondwana. Notably, the Urals developed by accretion of island arcs and microcontinents. The collision of North America with the Avalon microcontinent during the Devonian Period caused the Acadian orogeny. Definition of microcontinent in US English: microcontinent nounˈmīkrōˌkäntənənt Geology An isolated fragment of continental crust forming part of a small crust plate. 〔地质〕微型陆块，小陆块 Example sentencesExamples Determining the significance of the long-term subduction-related tectonic processes as opposed to collisions by small microcontinents for the magmatic and tectonic evolution of SE Asia remains ambiguous. Subduction must therefore have taken place beneath a microcontinent or an island-arc that later collided with Baltica to produce the early Caledonian Finnmarkian orogeny. Notably, the Urals developed by accretion of island arcs and microcontinents. The Menderes Massif is part of the Menderes-Tauride Block, a post-Permian microcontinent, which is allochthonous with respect to both Eurasia and Gondwana. The collision of North America with the Avalon microcontinent during the Devonian Period caused the Acadian orogeny.
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