verb
- forced downward beneath another tectonic plate
Usage: geology; past participle of subduct
Examples
- The oceanic plate was subduced beneath the continental plate.
- Scientists studied the subduced material deep in the mantle.
- The subduced crust eventually melted at great depths.
- Volcanic activity often occurs where plates are being subduced.
- The subduced slab created a deep ocean trench.
- Earthquakes frequently happen in subduced zones.