-tecto-, -tect-

(Greek: carpenter, builder)

tectonophysics
A branch of geophysics, it is the study of rock deformation and of dynamic geophysical processes.

This includes small individual crystals as well as the larger scales which include tectonic plates and forces in the mantle.

tectonothermal
Involving both tectonism (movement of the earth's crust) and geothermal activity.
tectosphere
1. A part of the earth that moves during plate tectonic activity.
2. The region of the earth's crust occupied by the tectonic plates.