average sea level
1Sea level — For the sea level change associated with the current episode of global warming, see current sea level rise. For other uses, see Sea level (disambiguation). This marker indicating the sea level is placed on the path from Jerusalem to the Dead Sea …
2Sea level rise — is an increase in sea level. Multiple complex factors may influence this change. Sea level has risen about 130 meters (400 ft) since the peak of the last ice age about 18,000 years ago. Most of the rise occurred before 6,000 years ago. From 3,000 …
3sea level — sea .level n [U] the average height of the sea, used as a standard for measuring other heights and depths, such as the height of a mountain above/below sea level ▪ 1000m above sea level ▪ changes in sea level …
4sea level — sea ,level noun uncount the average level of the ocean in relation to the land. The heights of parts of the land are measured from sea level: more than 2,000 feet above sea level …
5Sea level (disambiguation) — Sea level can refer to:*Sea level, average height of the ocean *Sea Level (band), 1970s musical group …
6sea level — noun level of the ocean s surface (especially that halfway between mean high and low tide); used as a standard in reckoning land elevation or sea depth • Hypernyms: ↑water level * * * noun [noncount] : the average height of the sea s surface ◇… …
7sea level — the horizontal plane or level corresponding to the surface of the sea at mean level between high and low tide. [1800 10] * * * Position of the air sea boundary, to which all terrestrial elevations and submarine depths are referred. The sea level… …
8sea level — also sea level N UNCOUNT Sea level is the average level of the sea with respect to the land. The height of mountains or other areas is calculated in relation to sea level. The stadium was 2275 metres above sea level... The whole place is at sea… …
9sea level — UK / US noun [uncountable] the average level of the sea in relation to the land. The heights of parts of the land are measured from sea level more than 2,000 metres above sea level …
10sea level — noun (U) the average height of the sea, used as a standard for measuring other heights and depths, such as the height of a mountain: above/below sea level: 1000m above sea level …
