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hydrothermal, a. Geol.|haɪdrəʊˈθɜːməl|
[mod. f. Gr. ὑδρο- water + θερµός hot: see thermal.]
Of or relating to heated water; spec. applied to the action of heated water in bringing about changes in the earth's crust.
1849Murchison Siluria xix. 459 By igneous or hydrothermal action from beneath. 1863A. C. Ramsay Phys. Geog. iv. (1878) 48 Hydrothermal action due to the presence of heated alkaline waters deep beneath the surface.
Add:2. Special collocation: hydrothermal vent Oceanogr., an opening in the sea floor from which hot or warm water issues, such as occurs on mid-ocean ridges.
1975Science 10 Oct. 114/2 Both of the observed hydrothermal vents are elongated in the east–west direction. 1984A. C. & A. Duxbury Introd. World's Oceans iii. 104 Exceptionally large animals found living in association with the hydrothermal vent areas along the Galápagos Rift. |