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♦voorbeelden:het continentaal plat • the continental shelf -
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plat1〈 het〉♦voorbeelden:————————plat21 [zich in de breedte uitstrekkend] flat2 [ondiep] flat3 [niet hoog] flat4 [niet rond] flat5 [horizontaal] flat6 [stil door staking] closed/shut down♦voorbeelden:met de platte hand • with the flat of one's hand〈 figuurlijk〉 iemand plat krijgen • talk someone round/into somethingplat worden • flatten (out)II 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord, bijwoord〉1 [dialectisch] broad2 [vulgair] coarse3 [laag-bij-de-gronds] crude♦voorbeelden:1 plat praten • speak/talk broad (dialect)2 platte taal • coarse/crude languageplat uitgedrukt • to put it crudely/coarsely
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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