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seafloor spreading
noun
Definition of SEAFLOOR SPREADING
: the divergence at mid-ocean ridges of the tectonic plates underlying the oceans that is due to upwelling from the earth's interior of magma which solidifies and adds to the spreading plates
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First Known Use of SEAFLOOR SPREADING
1969
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