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Noun: subduction  ,súb'dúk-shun or sub'dúk-shun
  1. A geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate

Derived forms: subductions

Type of: geologic process, geological process

Encyclopedia: Subduction