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subduct
subduct, v. (səbˈdʌkt) [f. L. subduct-, pa. ppl. stem of subdūcĕre to subduce.] 1. trans. To take away from its place or position, withdraw from use, consideration, influence, etc. Now rare. a. with physical obj.1652–62 Heylin Cosmogr. iii. (1673) 61/1 The three Palestines..being subducted from the ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Intermontane Belt
The Insular Plate continued to subduct under the new continental shelf and coastline about 130 million years ago during the mid Cretaceous period after wikipedia.org
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subductive
† subˈductive, a. Obs. rare—1. [f. L. subduct- (see subduct) + -ive.] That is to be subtracted.1798 Hutton Course Math. I. 170 That..changes its nature from a subductive quantity to an additive one. Oxford English Dictionary
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7.2: Volcanoes at Plate Boundaries - K12 LibreTexts
Two of these (1 and 3) might explain why there are volcanoes at convergent plate boundaries: the temperature of the subducting plate increases as it sinks into the hot mantle (1). Sediments lying on top of the subducting plate contain water. As the sediments subduct, the water rises into the overlying mantle material.
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Sierra Nevada Fault
History Around 200 million years ago, the ancient oceanic Farallon Plate began to subduct beneath the North American Plate. wikipedia.org
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subductory
† subductory, a. Obs. rare—1. [f. L. subduct- (see prec.) + -ory.] Laxative. (Cf. subduction 3.)1620 Venner Via Recta iv. 79 Why are Oysters vsually eaten a little before meale?.. By reason of their subductory qualitie, concerning the bellie. Oxford English Dictionary
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Slab suction
As a slab of oceanic crust subducts into the mantle, the hinge of the plate (the point where the plate begins to subduct) tends to regress away from the wikipedia.org
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ductate
† ˈductate Obs. [Cf. duction and -ate1.] The product of two quantities multiplied together.1610 W. Folkingham Art of Survey ii. viii. 61 From the medietie of the sides vnited, subduct each side seuerally; eradicate the ductat of the said medietie and remainders. Oxford English Dictionary
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Sunda
as Borneo, Sumatra and Java Sunda Trench, is an oceanic trench located in the Indian Ocean near Sumatra, formed where the Australian-Capricorn plates subduct wikipedia.org
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indeterminately
indeterminately, adv. (ɪndɪˈtɜːmɪnətlɪ) [f. prec. + -ly2.] In an indeterminate manner. 1. Without precision; indefinitely; vaguely.1571 Golding Calvin on Ps. lviii. 12 To speake indeterminately, as it were of a multitude. 1628 T. Spencer Logick 168 This word some..doth designe an vniversall, or comm... Oxford English Dictionary
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Coast Range Arc
convection within the Earth's mantle caused the rifting event, while others believe the huge oceanic plate became mechanically unstable as it continued to subduct The Kula Plate once again continued to subduct beneath the continental margin, supporting the Coast Range Arc. wikipedia.org
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Antarctic Plate
Subduction beneath South America The Antarctic Plate started to subduct beneath South America 14 million years ago in the Miocene epoch. As the southern part of the Nazca Plate and the Chile Rise became consumed by subduction the more northerly regions of the Antarctic Plate began to subduct wikipedia.org
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Chile Triple Junction
Tectonic plate movement The Antarctic Plate started to subduct beneath South America 14 million years ago in the Miocene epoch forming the Chile Triple As the southern part of Nazca Plate and the Chile Rise became consumed by subduction and the more northerly regions of the Antarctic Plate begun to subduct wikipedia.org
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Tonga-Kermadec Ridge
The lavas of the Louisville Seamount Chain were generated 80–90 Ma but began to subduct under the Tonga-Kermadec Ridge at 8 Ma. wikipedia.org
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Piemont-Liguria Ocean
When the Apulian plate started moving to the northwest in the late Cretaceous, Piemont-Ligurian crust began to subduct beneath it. wikipedia.org
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