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• Deep-sea exploration — is the investigation of physical, chemical, and biological conditions on the sea bed, for scientific or commercial purposes. Deep sea exploration is considered as a relatively recent human activity compared to the other areas of geophysical… …   Wikipedia

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• deep scattering layer — n. any of the stratified zones in the ocean which reflect sound during echo sounding, usually composed of marine organisms which migrate vertically from c. 250 to 800 m ( c. 820 to 2,625 ft) …   English World dictionary

• Deep-sea lead — Lead Lead (l[e^]d), n. [OE. led, leed, lead, AS. le[ a]d; akin to D. lood, MHG. l[=o]t, G. loth plummet, sounding lead, small weight, Sw. & Dan. lod. [root]123.] 1. (Chem.) One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sounding line — A sounding line or lead line is a length of thin rope with a plummet, generally of lead, at its end. No matter what metal the plummet is made of, it s still referred to as the lead. In the recent past, depths were measured in fathoms, although… …   Wikipedia

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• deep — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English dep, from Old English dēop; akin to Old High German tiof deep, Old English dyppan to dip more at dip Date: before 12th century 1. extending far from some surface or area: as a. extending far downward < a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Deep Purple (song) — This article is about the song. For the rock band with the same name, see Deep Purple. For the album of the same name, see Deep Purple (album). Deep Purple was the biggest hit written by pianist Peter DeRose, who broadcast, 1923 to 1939, with May …   Wikipedia

• deep-sea lead — noun : a lead used for sounding in deep water; specifically : the heaviest of sounding leads used in water exceeding 100 fathoms in depth …   Useful english dictionary

• sounding — sounding1 soundingly, adv. soundingness, n. /sown ding/, adj. 1. emitting or producing a sound or sounds. 2. resounding or sonorous. 3. having an imposing sound; high sounding; pompous. n. 4. a verbal contest or confrontation, as among teenage… …   Universalium

• deep six — noun Etymology: from the leadsman s call by the deep six for a depth corresponding to the sixth deep on a sounding line Date: 1929 slang a place of disposal or abandonment used especially in the phrase give it the deep six …   New Collegiate Dictionary