“epicontinental”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

epicontinental

释义

ˌepicontiˈnental, a. Geol.
[f. epi- + continental a. 1.]
(See quot. 1905.)
1905Chamberlin & Salisbury Geol. I. 11 Those shallow portions of the sea which lie upon the continental shelf, and those portions which extend into the interior of the continent with like shallow-depths, such as the Baltic Sea and the Hudson Bay, may be called epicontinental seas, for they really lie upon the continent, or at least upon the continental platform.1935Geogr. Jrnl. LXXXVI. 498 An epicontinental embayment of the Pacific.1959New Biol. XXIX. 8 There is plenty of evidence..that at various times nearly all the continents have been submerged by such ‘epicontinental’ seas.

英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

相关内容：

“epicontinental”的英文意思

“teleport”的英文意思

“epicondyle”的英文意思

“telepresence”的英文意思

“电缆剪”英文翻译

“电磁标”英文翻译

相关推荐