subduction

英 [səb'dʌkʃən] 美 [səb'dʌkʃən]

• n. [地]潜没(指地壳的板块沉到另一板块之下)

英英释义

Noun:

1. a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Also, Mt.Fuji has fresher magma than do volcanoes in most subduction zones.
   同时，它里面的岩浆比大部分潜没区域的火山都更新鲜。