NERITIC

Meaning of NERITIC in English

[ nɪ'rɪtɪk ]

■ adjective Ecology of or denoting the shallow waters overlying the continental shelf.

Origin

C19: from nerite + -ic .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

NERITIC — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, perhaps from New Latin Nerita, genus of marine snails Date: 1891 of, relating to, inhabiting, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NERITIC — nə̇ˈrid.ik adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary nerit- (perhaps from New Latin Nerita ) + -ic : of, relating to, or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NERITIC — /neuh rit"ik/ adj. of or pertaining to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NERITIC — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, perhaps from New Latin Nerita, genus of marine snails Date: 1891 : of, relating to, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NERITIC — [ne.rit.ic] adj [ISV, perh. fr. NL Nerita, genus of marine snails] (1891): of, relating to, inhabiting, or constituting the belt …
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NERITIC — Of the shallow regions of a lake or ocean that border the land. The term is also used to identify …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
NERITIC — Relates to the ocean domain above the continental shelf and top edge of the continental slope. Corresponds to nearshore waters.
Fishery English Glossary
NERITIC — неритовый
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NERITIC — неритический, прибрежный
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NERITIC — неритический, прибрежный
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NERITIC — неритовый
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NERITIC — adj. Pronunciation: n ə - ' ri-tik Function: adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, perhaps from New Latin Nerita, genus of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NERITIC ZONE — shallow marine environment extending from mean low water down to 200-metre (660-foot) depths, generally corresponding to the continental shelf. Neritic …
Britannica English vocabulary
NERITIC ZONE — The relatively shallow water zone that extends from the high tide market to the edge of the Continental Shelf. May …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
NERITIC SPECIES — Species with a life cycle and distribution are largely confined to the continental shelf and upper slope
Fishery English Glossary
OCEANIC — adjective Date: 1656 1. of or relating to the ocean, occurring in or frequenting the ocean and especially the open …
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SUBTIDAL — ¦səbˌ adjective Etymology: sub- + tidal : of, relating to, or being the part of the neritic zone lying below …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PELAGIC — pə̇ˈlajik, -jēk adjective Etymology: Latin pelagicus, from Greek pelagikos, from pelagos sea + -ikos -ic 1. : of, relating to, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OCEANIC AREA — noun : the ocean as contrasted with the neritic zone consisting of a photic zone which extends down as far …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OCEANIC — -|anik, -nēk adjective Etymology: French océanique, from Middle French oceanique, from ocean, occean ocean + -ique -ic 1. a. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INFRANERITIC — “+ adjective Etymology: infra- + neritic : lying at a depth greater than 120 feet below the ocean surface infraneritic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EPINERITIC — |epə̇, |epē+ adjective Etymology: epi- + neritic : of, relating to, or constituting the upper portion of the neritic zone …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PELAGIC — /peuh laj"ik/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to the open seas or oceans. 2. living or growing at or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OCEANIC — /oh'shee an"ik/ , adj. 1. of, living in, or produced by the ocean: oceanic currents. 2. of or pertaining to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OCEANIC — adjective Date: 1656 1. a. : of or relating to the ocean b. : occurring in or frequenting the ocean …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OCEANIC — [oce.an.ic] adj (1656) 1 a: of or relating to the ocean b: occurring in or frequenting the ocean and esp. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLUPEIFORM — any member of the order Clupeiformes, containing some of the world's most numerous and economically important fishes. The order includes …
Britannica English vocabulary
MARINE — n. Function: adjective 1 of or relating to the sea FF1C; marine biology FF1E; Synonyms: maritime, oceanic, thalassic Related Words: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
MARINE — adjective 1. of or relating to the sea marine biology Synonyms: maritime, oceanic, thalassic Related Word: hydrographic, oceanographic; abyssal, bathyal, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
OCEANIC — Related to open ocean waters beyond the edge of the continental shelf. See: Neritic.
Fishery English Glossary
ПРИБРЕЖНЫЙ — 1) inshore 2) neritic 3) (о планктоне) paractic
Новый Русско-Английский биологический словарь
НЕРИТИЧЕСКИЙ — neritic
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