The strange worlds of Obduction reveal their secrets only as you explore, discover, coax, and consider their clues. As you bask in the otherworldly beauty and explore the enigmatic landscapes, remember that the choices you make will have substantial consequences. Obduction definition is - an act or instance of drawing or laying something (as a covering) over.
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ob·duc·tion
(ŏb-dŭk′shən)
n.
A geologic process in which the oceanic crust of the edge of a tectonic plate is thrust over the continental crust of the edge of another, adjacent plate.
[Latin obductiō, obductiōn-, act of covering or enveloping, from obductus, past participle of obdūcere, to draw forward, cover over : ob-, toward, before; see ob- + dūcere, to lead, draw; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]
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