accretionary wedge

English

Noun

accretionary wedge (plural accretionary wedges)

(geology) The accumulation of surface sediment formed between a subducting oceanic crustal plate and a continental tectonic plate, as it is scraped from off the top of the oceanic crustal plate.

Synonyms

accretionary prism

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