Translated version
Subduction
The process by which one lithospheric plate (usually the denser oceanic one) subducts under another plate and sinks into the mantle. This occurs at convergent plate boundaries.
Original version
Subdukcija
Procesas, kai viena litosferos plokštė (dažniausiai tankesnė vandenyninė) pasineria po kita plokšte ir nugrimzta į mantiją. Tai vyksta konvergentinėse (sueigos) plokščių ribose.
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