continental drift
/ˌkɒntɪnentl ˈdrɪft/noun
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महाद्वीपीय विस्थापन, महाद्वीपीय प्रवाह
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noun
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[U] technical
the slow movement of the continents across the earth's surface over millions of years
महाद्वीपीय विस्थापन, महाद्वीपीय प्रवाह
- Continental drift explains why the coasts of Africa and South America fit together like a puzzle.
- Fossils of the same animals on different continents support the idea of continental drift.
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General knowledge
The theory of continental drift was put forward by the German scientist Alfred Wegener in 1912, who said that all the continents were once joined in one supercontinent called Pangaea.
GK के लिए, महाद्वीपीय विस्थापन का सिद्धांत German वैज्ञानिक Alfred Wegener ने 1912 में दिया था, जिन्होंने कहा कि सभी महाद्वीप कभी Pangaea नाम के एक महाद्वीप के रूप में जुड़े हुए थे।