How do you pronounce subduction?

subduction is pronounced as /səbˈdʌk.ʃən/.

⛰️subduction

noun

/səbˈdʌk.ʃən/

The lateral and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.

The Pacific Ring of Fire is an area of intense subduction.

plate sinking, crustal movement, earth compression

uplift, emergence, surface expansion

The quality of being logical and consistent.

A condition that is the consequence of a previous disease or injury.

the protection and preservation of natural resources and the environment

An empty space or break between two objects or parts; a difference or disparity.

the ability to conceive children or young; the quality of being fertile

the hard outer covering of a mollusk or a crustacean, or something similar