tectonic vs vital

tectonic

adj
  • momentous, utter, vast 

  • Structural 

  • Of or relating to construction or to architecture 

  • Of, relating to, or caused by large-scale movements of the Earth's (or a similar planet's) lithosphere 

vital

adj
  • Very important. 

  • Invigorating or life-giving. 

  • Containing life; living. 

  • Necessary to continued existence. 

  • Necessary to the continuation of life; being the seat of life; being that on which life depends. 

  • Capable of living; in a state to live; viable. 

  • Relating to the recording of life events. 

  • Relating to, or characteristic of life. 

How often have the words tectonic and vital occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )