incubator An equipment providing a closed controllable environment in which optimum conditions may be established for the nutrition, growth and preservation of organisms, whether bacterial or human. Incubators are used to culture bacteria and to promote the survival of premature babies. inÂ·cuÂ·baÂ·tor (in'kyÅ«-bÄ-tÅr)
Definitions for plate tectonic theory. tectonics, plate tectonics, plate tectonic theory(noun) the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust. Chaldean Numerology. The numerical value of plate tectonic theory in Chaldean Numerology is: 5.
Plate tectonics. Plate tectonics is a scientific theory that describes the large-scale motions of Earth's lithosphere. The model builds on the concepts of continental drift, developed during the first few decades of the 20th century.