noun
Pacific plate
Geological term for the major tectonic plate underlying the Pacific Ocean.
日本列島は太平洋プレートの沈み込み帯に位置している。
The Japanese archipelago is located on the subduction zone of the Pacific plate.
Compound of 太平洋 (Taiheiyō, 'Pacific Ocean') and プレート (purēto, 'plate'), a direct translation of the English geological term.