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单词 neritic
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Definition of neritic in English:

neritic

adjective nɪˈrɪtɪknəˈridik
Geology Biology
  • Relating to or denoting the shallow part of the sea near a coast and overlying the continental shelf.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • However, this ichthyofauna is characterized mostly by the co-occurrence of oceanic and neritic fish.
    • It is on the continental shelves where shelf, epeiric, neritic, or epicontinental sediments are deposited.
    • Permian shelf-type successions there pass into Triassic sandstones and shales with detached Permian limestone blocks, overlain by Upper Triassic neritic carbonates.
    • These observations point to a complex succession of events all controlling the different carbonate producers, both neritic and pelagic.
    • The neritic zone is the first 200 meters of ocean water, which includes the seashore and most of the continental shelf.

Origin

Late 19th century: from nerite + -ic.

 
 

Definition of neritic in US English:

neritic

adjectivenəˈridik
Geology Biology
  • Relating to or denoting the shallow part of the sea near a coast and overlying the continental shelf.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is on the continental shelves where shelf, epeiric, neritic, or epicontinental sediments are deposited.
    • These observations point to a complex succession of events all controlling the different carbonate producers, both neritic and pelagic.
    • The neritic zone is the first 200 meters of ocean water, which includes the seashore and most of the continental shelf.
    • However, this ichthyofauna is characterized mostly by the co-occurrence of oceanic and neritic fish.
    • Permian shelf-type successions there pass into Triassic sandstones and shales with detached Permian limestone blocks, overlain by Upper Triassic neritic carbonates.

Origin

Late 19th century: from nerite + -ic.

 
 
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