单词 | hydrothermal |
释义 | hydrothermaladj. Geology. Of or relating to heated water; spec. applied to the action of heated water in bringing about changes in the earth's crust. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > tectonization or diastrophism > [adjective] > tectono- or hydro-thermal hydrothermal1849 tectonothermal1971 1849 R. I. Murchison Siluria xix. 459 By igneous or hydrothermal action from beneath. 1863 A. C. Ramsay Physical Geol. & Geogr. Great Brit. (1878) iv. 48 Hydrothermal action due to the presence of heated alkaline waters deep beneath the surface. Draft additions 1993 hydrothermal vent n. Oceanography an opening in the sea floor from which hot or warm water issues, such as occurs on mid-ocean ridges. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > region of sea or ocean > [noun] > sea bed > submarine hydrothermal vent hydrothermal vent1975 black smoker1980 smoker1980 white smoker1980 1975 Science 10 Oct. 114/2 Both of the observed hydrothermal vents are elongated in the east–west direction. 1984 A. C. Duxbury & A. Duxbury Introd. World's Oceans iii. 104 Exceptionally large animals found living in association with the hydrothermal vent areas along the Galápagos Rift. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < |
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