noun
continental crust
Geological term for the thick part of the Earth's crust that forms the continents.
大陸地殻は海洋地殻より厚い。
Continental crust is thicker than oceanic crust.
Oceanic crust, the thinner and denser crust beneath the oceans.
Compound of 大陸 (continent) and 地殻 (crust).