epicontinental

[ ep-i-kon-tn-en-tl ]

/ ˌɛp ɪˌkɒn tnˈɛn tl /

adjective

found or located in or on a continent: epicontinental minerals; an epicontinental sea.

Origin of epicontinental

First recorded in 1900–05; epi- + continental

Words nearby epicontinental

epiclesis, epic machinery, epicondylalgia, epicondyle, epicondylitis, epicontinental, epicotyl, epicranial muscle, epicranium, epicrisis, epicritic

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Example sentences from the Web for epicontinental

The known deposits all point to shallow waters of epicontinental seas; no abyssal formations have been recognized.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3|Various
They were epicontinental seas; that is, they rested upon (Greek, epi) the submerged portion of the continental plateau.
The Elements of Geology|William Harmon Norton
The epicontinental sea was shoaled and narrowed, and muds were washed in from the adjacent lands.
The Elements of Geology|William Harmon Norton

British Dictionary definitions for epicontinental

epicontinental

/ (ˌɛpɪˌkɒntɪˈnɛntəl) /

adjective

(esp of a sea) situated on a continental shelf or continent

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单词	epicontinental
释义	epicontinental [ ep-i-kon-tn-en-tl ] / ˌɛp ɪˌkɒn tnˈɛn tl / adjective found or located in or on a continent: epicontinental minerals; an epicontinental sea. Origin of epicontinental First recorded in 1900–05; epi- + continental Words nearby epicontinental epiclesis, epic machinery, epicondylalgia, epicondyle, epicondylitis, epicontinental, epicotyl, epicranial muscle, epicranium, epicrisis, epicritic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for epicontinental The known deposits all point to shallow waters of epicontinental seas; no abyssal formations have been recognized. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3\|Various They were epicontinental seas; that is, they rested upon (Greek, epi) the submerged portion of the continental plateau. The Elements of Geology\|William Harmon Norton The epicontinental sea was shoaled and narrowed, and muds were washed in from the adjacent lands. The Elements of Geology\|William Harmon Norton British Dictionary definitions for epicontinental epicontinental / (ˌɛpɪˌkɒntɪˈnɛntəl) / adjective (esp of a sea) situated on a continental shelf or continent 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
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