单词 | supramarine |
释义 | > as lemmassupramarine supramarine adj. Brit. /ˌsuːprəməˈriːn/ , /ˌsjuːprəməˈriːn/ , U.S. /ˌsuprəməˈrin/ chiefly Geology situated or occurring above the surface or level of the sea; cf. supermarine adj.ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > [adjective] > above or on sea supermarine1661 supramarine1802 1802 R. Kirwan in Trans. Royal Irish Acad. 8 Science 384 The heat it possesses at the height of 21800 feet was given at the average both of the supra-marine and supra-terrene columns. 1831 C. Lyell Let. 29 Aug. in Life, Lett. & Jrnls. (1881) I. xiii. 328 Through these [strata] the supra-marine volcanos burst. 1863 C. Lyell Geol. Evid. Antiq. Man xiii. 232 Difficulty in distinguishing between the effects of the submarine and supramarine agency of ice. 1953 E. Palmer tr. S. P. Ekman Zoogeogr. Sea xiii. 293 The North Atlantic Transversal Ridge between Scotland and Greenland..carries as its supramarine parts the Shetlands, Faroes and Iceland. 1997 R. J. O'Connell Plato on Human Paradox iv. 75 The sunlight and starlight they glimpsed would be dim and wavering..; the same would be true of every other supramarine reality of which they might catch..sight. < as lemmas |
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