Usually means: Creation of new oceanic crust.
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  1. seafloor spreading: Merriam-Webster
  2. seafloor spreading: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. seafloor spreading: Wiktionary
  4. seafloor spreading: Dictionary.com
  5. Seafloor spreading: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. seafloor spreading: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. seafloor spreading: Encyclopedia

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  1. Illustrated Glossary of Geologic Terms (No longer online)
  2. SEAFLOOR SPREADING: Zoom Astronomy Glossary

Definitions from Wiktionary (seafloor spreading)

noun:  (geology) The outward movement of the seafloor from central underwater ridges as a result of plate tectonics; the major cause of continental drift.

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