Ob`duc´tion
| n. | 1. | The act of drawing or laying over, as a covering. |
obduction ( b-d k sh n) A geologic process in which the edge of a tectonic plate consisting of oceanic crust is thrust over the edge of an adjacent plate consisting of continental crust. Compare subduction. |
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