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Benioff zone
(Beni|off zone)
Pronunciation:
/ˈbɛnɪɒf/
noun
Geology
an inclined zone in which many deep earthquakes occur, situated beneath a destructive plate boundary where oceanic crust is being subducted.
Origin:
1960s
: named after Victor H. Benioff (1899–1968), American seismologist
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