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obduction

overthrusting of oceanic lithosphere onto continental lithosphere at a convergent plate boundary
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obduction

Summary

obduction is a geological process[1]. obduction draws 146 Wikipedia views per month (geological_process category, ranking #8 of 22).[2]

Key Facts

  • obduction's instance of is recorded as geological process[3].
  • obduction is the opposite of subduction[4].
  • obduction's facet of is recorded as plate tectonics[5].
  • obduction's equivalent class is recorded as https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/geologicprocess/Obduction[6].

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Definition and Type

obduction's instance of is recorded as geological process[3]. obduction is the opposite of subduction[4].

Why It Matters

obduction draws 146 Wikipedia views per month (geological_process category, ranking #8 of 22).[2] obduction has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] obduction is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facet of → plate tectonics
    Opposite of → subduction
    Instance of → geological process
    Instance of → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1709]]: https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/geologicprocess/Obduction"
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