ocean trench

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• ocean trench — ˌocean ˈtrench 7 [ocean trench] noun = ↑trench (3) …   Useful english dictionary

• ocean trench —   deep depressions in the ocean floor (up to 11km) formed at a subduction zone where the denser plate is forced below the less dense one …   Geography glossary

• trench — ► NOUN 1) a long, narrow ditch. 2) a ditch dug by troops to provide shelter from enemy fire. 3) (also ocean trench) a long, narrow, deep depression in the ocean bed. ► VERB ▪ dig a trench or trenches in. ORIGIN Old French trenche, from Latin… …   English terms dictionary

• trench — noun 1》 a long, narrow ditch.     ↘a ditch of this type dug by troops to provide shelter from enemy fire. 2》 (also ocean trench) a long, narrow, deep depression in the ocean bed, typically running parallel to a plate boundary and marking a… …   English new terms dictionary

• Trench — A trench is a type of excavation or depression in the ground. Trenches are generally defined by being deeper than they are wide (as opposed to a wider gully or ditch), and by being narrow compared to their length (as opposed to a simple hole). [… …   Wikipedia

• Ocean dynamics — define and describe the motion of water within the oceans. Ocean temperature and motion fields can be separated into three distinct layers: mixed (surface) layer, upper ocean (above the thermocline), and deep ocean. Ocean dynamics has… …   Wikipedia

• Ocean reanalysis — is an method of combining historical ocean observations with a general ocean model (typically a computational model) driven by historical estimates of surface winds, heat, and freshwater, by way of a data assimilation algorithm to reconstruct… …   Wikipedia

• trench — /trench/, n. 1. Fort. a long, narrow excavation in the ground, the earth from which is thrown up in front to serve as a shelter from enemy fire or attack. 2. trenches, a system of such excavations, with their embankments, etc. 3. a deep furrow,… …   Universalium

• Ocean Arctique — Océan Arctique Pour les articles homonymes, voir Arctique (homonymie). Océan Arctique Carte de l océan Arctique. Super …   Wikipédia en Français

• Océan Glacial Arctique — Océan Arctique Pour les articles homonymes, voir Arctique (homonymie). Océan Arctique Carte de l océan Arctique. Super …   Wikipédia en Français

• Océan arctique — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Arctique (homonymie). Océan Arctique Carte de l océan Arctique. Super …   Wikipédia en Français