intraplate

English

Etymology

From intra- +‎ plate.

Adjective

intraplate (not comparable)

1. (geology) Taking place within a single tectonic plate.
   • 2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA, page 189:

     And what causes these massive intraplate rupturings? Something deep within the Earth.

See also

• interplate