verb
- forces one tectonic plate beneath another at a convergent boundary
Usage: geology
Examples
- The oceanic plate subducts beneath the continental plate.
- When one plate subducts under another, it creates deep ocean trenches.
- The Pacific Plate subducts under the North American Plate along the coast.
- As the denser plate subducts, it melts and forms magma.
- The process where one plate subducts creates volcanic activity.
- Scientists study how the ocean floor subducts into the mantle.