mid-ocean ridge

English

Noun

mid-ocean ridge (plural mid-ocean ridges)

(geology, oceanography) any of an interconnected system of broad submarine rises formed by plate tectonics

Synonyms

mid-oceanic ridge

Translations

submarine rise in mid-ocean

Catalan: dorsal oceànica (ca) f
German: Mittelozeanischer Rücken m
Korean: 해령(海嶺) (haeryeong)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: midthavsrygg m

Nynorsk: midthavsrygg m

References

“mid-ocean ridge”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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