Craton Definition

krātŏn
noun
A large portion of a continental plate that has been relatively undisturbed since the Precambrian Era and includes both shield and platform layers.
American Heritage
A stable, broad, horizontal rock formation of the earth's crust, that is the principal part of a continent and its continental shelf.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Craton

Noun

Singular:
craton
Plural:
cratons

Origin of Craton

  • German Kraton from Greek kratos power kar- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek κράτος (kratos, “strength, might”).

    From Wiktionary

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