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Subducted | Subducting | Subduct

Subducted meaning

simple past and past participle of subduct

Using Subducted

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of subduct
  • In the example corpus, subducted often appears in combinations such as: is subducted, subducted beneath, the subducted.

Context around Subducted

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 7 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

plate 1×

Often after:

beneath 3× plate 1× lithosphere 1× underneath 1× material 1×

Sentence patterns with Subducted

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

floor is subducted under the 1× former was subducted beneath the 1× kula plate subducted below the 1× plate has subducted underneath the 1× plate is subducted beneath the 1× that is subducted is denser 1× that the subducted plate is 1× this subducted material sinks 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as the tectonic 1× deep focus earthquakes 1× geology the pacific 1× the cordilleras were 1× the farallon plate 1× the former was 1×

Common sentence endings:

at convergent boundaries 1× early cenozoic time 1× form island volcanoes 1× from sinking further 1× into the earth 1× of the plate 1×

Words around Subducted

Just before it in the word index:

subduct 3 subdominant 12 subdomains 14 subdomain 10 subdivisions 175 subdivisional 2

Just after it in the word index:

subducting 7 subduction 43 subdue 133 subdued 388 subdues 9 subduing 35

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Subducted

  • In this selection, "subducted" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, plate, beneath, plate and lithosphere stand out and add context to how "subducted" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include floor is subducted under the and former was subducted beneath the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "subducted" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with subducted

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The former was subducted beneath the latter, deeper into the earth. (11 words)

This subducted material sinks to some depth in the Earth's interior where it is prohibited from sinking further. (19 words)

When a slab of crust that is subducted is denser than the surrounding mantle, it sinks to the discontinuity. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Geology The Pacific plate is subducted beneath the Mariana Plate, creating the Mariana trench, and (further on) the arc of the Mariana islands, as water trapped in the plate is released and explodes upward to form island volcanoes. (38 words)

The researchers posit that the subducted plate is tearing along this zone of weakness as the southern section of the plate rotates in a clockwise direction, slowly splitting from the northern section of the plate. (35 words)

The cordilleras were formed earlier in the Cenozoic era (the current geological era), as the Nazca Plate has subducted underneath the South American Plate and has raised the mountain range. (30 words)

Example sentences (10)

The researchers posit that the subducted plate is tearing along this zone of weakness as the southern section of the plate rotates in a clockwise direction, slowly splitting from the northern section of the plate.

Around 55 million years ago, a microplate of the Kula Plate subducted below the North American continental margin with great strain.

As the tectonic plates migrate, the ocean floor is subducted under the leading edges of the plates at convergent boundaries.

Deep-focus earthquakes occur at a depth where the subducted lithosphere should no longer be brittle, due to the high temperature and pressure.

Geology The Pacific plate is subducted beneath the Mariana Plate, creating the Mariana trench, and (further on) the arc of the Mariana islands, as water trapped in the plate is released and explodes upward to form island volcanoes.

The cordilleras were formed earlier in the Cenozoic era (the current geological era), as the Nazca Plate has subducted underneath the South American Plate and has raised the mountain range.

The Farallon plate continued to be subducted beneath western North America for at least 100 million years during Late Mesozoic and early Cenozoic time.

The former was subducted beneath the latter, deeper into the earth.

This subducted material sinks to some depth in the Earth's interior where it is prohibited from sinking further.

When a slab of crust that is subducted is denser than the surrounding mantle, it sinks to the discontinuity.

Common combinations with subducted

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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What does "subducted" mean?
Subducted means: simple past and past participle of subduct
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