Meaning Of The Word Continental drift

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Continental drift Meaning

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continental drift
uncountable noun: Continental drift is the slow movement of the Earth's continents towards and away from each other.

continental drift in American English
the theory that continents slowly shift their positions as a result of currents in the molten rocks of the earth's mantle, plate tectonics, etc.
noun: the lateral movement of continents resulting from the motion of crustal plates

continental drift in British English
noun: the theory that the earth's continents move gradually over the surface of the planet on a substratum of magma. The present-day configuration of the continents is thought to be the result of the fragmentation of a single landmass, Pangaea, that existed 200

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