Cocos-plate
noun, Geology.
1.
a tectonic division of the earth’s crust, coincident with the oceanic Guatemala Basin, and bounded on the north and east by the Central American Trench, on the west by the East Pacific Rise, and on the south by the Nazca Plate.
Read Also:
- Cocotte
[koh-kot, kuh-; French kaw-kawt] /koʊˈkɒt, kə-; French kɔˈkɔt/ noun, plural cocottes [koh-kots; French kaw-kawt] /koʊˈkɒts; French kɔˈkɔt/ (Show IPA) 1. . [koh-kot, kuh-; French kaw-kawt] /koʊˈkɒt, kə-; French kɔˈkɔt/ noun, plural cocottes [koh-kots; French kaw-kawt] /koʊˈkɒts; French kɔˈkɔt/ (Show IPA) 1. a round or oval casserole, usually of earthenware or fireproof porcelain, used especially for […]
- Cocoyam
/ˈkəʊkəʊˌjæm/ noun 1. either of two food plants of West Africa, the taro or the yantia, both of which have edible underground stems 2. the underground stem of either of these plants
- Cocozelle
[kok-uh-zel-ee] /ˌkɒk əˈzɛl i/ noun 1. a variety of summer squash having a dark-green skin that is usually striped with light green or yellow. 2. the plant itself.
- Cocteau
[kok-toh; French kawk-toh] /kɒkˈtoʊ; French kɔkˈtoʊ/ noun 1. Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1889–1963, French author and painter. /French kɔkto/ noun 1. Jean (ʒɑ̃). 1889–1963, French dramatist, novelist, poet, critic, designer, and film director. His works include the novel Les Enfants terribles (1929) and the play La Machine infernale (1934)
- Cocurricular
[koh-kuh-rik-yuh-ler] /ˌkoʊ kəˈrɪk yə lər/ adjective, Education. 1. related but only complementary to the official curriculum, as a civic or service activity outside the classroom.