ocean floor
collocation in Englishmeaningsofoceanandfloor
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ocean
noun
uk/ˈəʊ.ʃən/us/ˈoʊ.ʃən/
a very large area ...
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floor
noun
uk/flɔːr/us/flɔːr/
the flat surface of a room on which ...
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(Definition ofoceanandfloorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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For those species that have access to it (capable of 500 m dives), theoceanfloorappears to be a prime foraging habitat.
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Hydrothermal vents on theoceanfloordo emit methane, and this might seem to support its origin from a reduced mantle source.
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The large impacts necessary for cratering theoceanfloorare rare.
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A rock on theoceanfloor, for instance, would be aquatic.
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Preliminary results suggest the existence of a gradual transition between predominantlyoceanfloor-derived sequences in the central part, to continent-derived submarine fan successions in the eastern part of the island.
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Water content of basalt erupted on theoceanfloor.
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Where theoceanflooris close to the surface, the water moves faster, as well as in narrow areas where the water is funneled into closer confines.
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Such a gesture of submergence befits the journey imagined here, an internalised, symbolic journey, whose initial vision is of the fabled treasure strewn across theoceanfloor.
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Littering theoceanfloor, in great abundance, there are manganese nodules.
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The difficulty is that we know so little about the ecology of theoceanfloor.
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Until then no country had much incentive to stake out part of theoceanflooras its territory.
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There must indeed be some early international settlement about the resources of theoceanfloor.
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Theoceanfloorbeyond the limits of national jurisdiction lies at very much greater depths, down to 6,000 metres or even deeper.
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There are some very serious problems about defining where theoceanfloorbegins.
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All this could be affected by the action of other nations on theoceanfloor, or above through oil spillage.
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And it is perhaps worth making the point now that we should not exaggerate the possible wealth which lies in and on theoceanfloor.
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It is a unique facility to provide sound pictures of theoceanfloorextremely quickly and relatively cheaply.
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