continental edge
11Continental collision — For general context, see Plate tectonics. Cartoon of a tectonic collision between two continents Continental collision is a phenomenon of the plate tectonics of Earth that occurs at convergent boundaries. Continental collision is a variation on… …
12continental shelf — Physical Geog. the part of a continent that is submerged in relatively shallow sea. [1940 45] * * * Broad, relatively shallow submarine platform that forms a border to a continent, typically extending from the coast to depths of 330–660 ft… …
13Continental rise — Diagrammatic cross section of an oceanic basin The continental rise is an underwater feature found between the continental slope and the abyssal plain. This feature can be found all around the world, and it represents the final stage in the… …
14continental terrace — noun : the submerged margin of a continent (sense 6) including both the continental shelf and the continental slope * * * continental terrace, the continental shelf and the continental slope together: »The continental terrace…at its seaward… …
15continental slope — noun the steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone • Syn: ↑bathyal zone, ↑bathyal district • Hypernyms: ↑ocean floor, ↑sea floor, ↑ocean bottom, ↑seabed, ↑sea …
16continental shelf — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms continental shelf : singular continental shelf plural continental shelves science the part of the edge of a continent that slopes gradually out into the sea and ends in a sudden steep slope in very deep water …
17continental shelf — N UNCOUNT The continental shelf is the area which forms the edge of a continent, ending in a steep slope to the depths of the ocean. ...the deep water off the Continental Shelf …
18continental shelf — noun the relatively shallow (up to 200 meters) seabed surrounding a continent • Hypernyms: ↑ocean floor, ↑sea floor, ↑ocean bottom, ↑seabed, ↑sea bottom, ↑Davy Jones s locker, ↑Davy Jones * * * noun, pl ⋯ shelves [c …
19continental shelf — Seabed from the shore to the edge of the continental slope …
20continental slope — Region of the outer edge of a continent between the generally shallow continental shelf and the deep ocean floor, usually demarcated by the 200 m isobath …
