continental drift continental divide • Continentaler · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · continental drift · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 17 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) the gradual movement and formation of continents (as described by plate tectonics). Synonyms: continental drift. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074