continental shelf
41shelf — shelflike, adj. /shelf/, n., pl. shelves /shelvz/. 1. a thin slab of wood, metal, etc., fixed horizontally to a wall or in a frame, for supporting objects. 2. the contents of this: a shelf of books. 3. a surface or projection resembling this;… …
42shelf — n. 1) to build, put up a shelf 2) adjustable; built in shelves 3) a continental shelf 4) (misc.) on the shelf ( no longer in demand ); to stock shelves with supplies * * * [ʃelf] builtin shelves put up a shelf to stock shelves with supplies a… …
43continental 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… …
44Shelf — A shelf is a detail of furniture for storing items.It may also refer to:* Shelf (computing), a user interface feature in the NeXTSTEP operating system * Shelf, West Yorkshire, a village in England * Continental shelf, the extended perimeter of a… …
45shelf — [[t]ʃe̱lf[/t]] shelves 1) N COUNT A shelf is a flat piece of wood, metal, or glass which is attached to a wall or to the sides of a cupboard. Shelves are used for keeping things on. He took a book from the shelf. ...the middle shelf of the oven.… …
46continental 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 …
47shelf sea — noun : the part of a sea or ocean which is on a continental or insular shelf : an epicontinental sea * * * shelf sea, the part of the sea that covers a continental shelf …
48shelf — shelf1 noun (plural shelves) 1》 a flat length of wood or rigid material attached to a wall or forming part of a piece of furniture, providing a surface for the storage or display of objects. 2》 a ledge of rock or protruding strip of land. ↘a… …
49shelf — [[t]ʃɛlf[/t]] n. pl. shelves (shelvz). 1) a thin slab of wood, metal, etc., fixed horizontally to a wall or in a frame, for supporting objects 2) the contents of this: a shelf of books[/ex] 3) a surface or projection resembling this; ledge 4) geo …
50shelf — 1. n. (pl. shelves) 1 a a thin flat piece of wood or metal etc. projecting from a wall, or as part of a unit, used to support books etc. b a flat topped recess in a wall etc. used for supporting objects. 2 a a projecting horizontal ledge in a… …
