noun
oceanic plate
Technical term in plate tectonics; refers to the dense tectonic plates beneath oceans.
海洋プレートは大陸プレートの下に沈み込む。
Oceanic plates subduct beneath continental plates.
Continental plate, the thicker, less dense counterpart to 海洋プレート.
Compound of 海洋 (ocean) and プレート (plate), a direct translation of the English geological term.