单词 | neritic |
释义 | neritic[ nuh-rit-ik ] / nəˈrɪt ɪk / adjectiveof or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom. Compare oceanic, pelagic. Origin of neritic<German neritisch (1890), apparently after Greek NērēísNereid or NēreúsNereus, though derivation is unclear; see -ic Words nearby neriticNereus, Nerf, Nergal, Neri, nerine, neritic, Nernst, Nernst heat theorem, Nero, nerol, neroli oil Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for neriticneritic / (nɛˈrɪtɪk) / adjectiveof or formed in the region of shallow seas near a coastline Word Origin for neriticC20: perhaps from Latin nērīta sea mussel, from Greek nērítēs, from Nereus Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for neriticneritic [ nə-rĭt′ĭk ] Relating to the ocean waters over the sublittoral region of the ocean floor, ranging in depth between the low tide mark to about 200 m (656 ft). See more at epipelagic zone. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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