tectonic
adjective
[ tɛkˈtɒnɪk ]
• relating to the structure of the earth's crust and the large-scale processes which take place within it.
• "the movements of the tectonic plates"
• relating to building or construction.
• "a contest of tectonic quality and public attractiveness"
Origin:
mid 17th century (in tectonic (sense 2)): via late Latin from Greek tektonikos, from tektōn ‘carpenter, builder’.
