dérive des continents

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French

Etymology

Calque of German Kontinentalverschiebung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.ʁiv de kɔ̃.ti.nɑ̃/

Noun

dérive des continents f (uncountable)

  1. (geology) continental drift (the slow movement of continents explained by plate tectonics)

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