ridge push

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|geodynamics|tectonics}} A proposed [[driving force]] for plate motion in [[plate tectonics]] that occurs at [[mid-ocean ridge]]s as the result of the [[rigid]] [[lithosphere]] sliding down the hot, raised [[asthenosphere]] below [[mid-ocean ridge]]s.

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