adjective
- forced beneath another tectonic plate at a convergent boundary
Usage: geological
Examples
- The oceanic plate was subducted beneath the continental plate.
- Subducted material can trigger volcanic activity.
- The subducted slab descended into the mantle.
- Scientists studied the subducted oceanic crust.
- Earthquakes often occur along subducted plate boundaries.
- The subducted plate created a deep ocean trench.