tectonics, geotectonic geology, tectonic geology, geotectonics
scientific discipline that is concerned with rock deformation of large and small scale and, hence, with the study of faulting, folding, and crumpling of rock strata of the Earth's crust and the effects of these processes, teadusharu, mis käsitleb maakoore ehitust ja arengut, kivimkehade lasumusvorme, nende tekkimise ja arenemise seaduspärasusi ning tektoonilisi struktuure ja tektoonilist liikumist