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ʃelfplural - shelves; noun1) (a board for laying things on: There are shelves on the kitchen walls.) hylle, avsats2) (a rock surface shaped like a shelf, especially on a mountain or under water.) fjellhylle•- shelve- on the shelfgrunne--------hylle--------sandbankesubst. (i flertall: shelves) \/ʃelf\/1) hylle2) avsats, hylle, sokkel3) grunne, rev, sandbanke4) (austr.) angiver5) ( sjøfart) dekks- eller bjelkeveggerthe continental shelf kontinentalsokkelenon the shelf (hverdagslig, om kvinne) ugift (og uten utsikter til å gifte seg)put on the shelf henlagt, lagt på hyllen, skrinlagt, skjøvet til side -
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I 'kontinənt noun1) (one of the great divisions of the land surface of the world - Europe, America, Australia, Asia or Africa.) kontinent, verdensdel2) (Europe excluding Britain: We are going to the continent for our holidays.) kontinentet•- continental breakfast
- continental shelf II 'kontinənt adjective(able to control especially the bladder and/or bowel.) kontinent, i stand til å holde segkontinentIsubst. \/ˈkɒntɪnənt\/1) kontinent2) fastland3) verdensdelIIadj. \/ˈkɒntɪnənt\/1) ( medisin) kontinent (i stand til å kontrollere urinlating)2) selvbehersket, avholdende (seksuelt), kysk
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continental shelf — n. a submerged shelf of land that begins at a continental shoreline, slopes downward gradually at an angle of about 0.1° for a variable distance, and ends at the top of a much steeper downward slope (continental slope) at an angle of about 3° to… … English World dictionary
continental shelf — plural continental shelves n technical the edge of a ↑continent where it slopes down steeply to the bottom of the ocean … Dictionary of contemporary English
continental shelf — noun count TECHNICAL the part of the edge of a CONTINENT that slopes gradually out into the ocean and ends in a sudden steep slope in very deep water … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
continental shelf — ► NOUN ▪ an area of seabed around a large land mass where the sea is relatively shallow … English terms dictionary
Continental shelf — Marine habitats Anatomy of a continental shelf off the south eastern coast of the United States Littoral zone Intertidal zone … Wikipedia
continental shelf — Physical Geog. the part of a continent that is submerged in relatively shallow sea. [1940 45] * * * Broad, relatively shallow submarine platform that forms a border to a continent, typically extending from the coast to depths of 330–660 ft… … Universalium
continental shelf — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms continental shelf : singular continental shelf plural continental shelves science the part of the edge of a continent that slopes gradually out into the sea and ends in a sudden steep slope in very deep water … English dictionary
continental shelf — N UNCOUNT The continental shelf is the area which forms the edge of a continent, ending in a steep slope to the depths of the ocean. ...the deep water off the Continental Shelf … English dictionary
continental shelf — noun the relatively shallow (up to 200 meters) seabed surrounding a continent • Hypernyms: ↑ocean floor, ↑sea floor, ↑ocean bottom, ↑seabed, ↑sea bottom, ↑Davy Jones s locker, ↑Davy Jones * * * noun, pl ⋯ shelves [c … Useful english dictionary
continental shelf — Sea area extending beyond UK territorial waters sub divided and allocated to a number of Countries including certain European Union ( EU) Member States. Areas designated to the UK are called the UK Continental Shelf. HM Customs & Revenue Glossary … Financial and business terms
Continental Shelf — See Outer Continental Shelf … Ballentine's law dictionary
