| 单词 | continental slope |
| 释义 | continental slopeSEE SYNONYMS FOR continental slope ON THESAURUS.COM noun Physical Geography.a steep slope separating a continental shelf and a deep ocean basin. Origin of continental slopeFirst recorded in 1905–10 Words nearby continental slopecontinental quilt, continental rift, continental rise, continental seating, continental shelf, continental slope, continental system, continently, continents, contingence, contingency Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Scientific definitions for continental slopecontinental slope The sloping region between a continental shelf and a continental rise. A continental slope is typically about 20 km (12.4 mi) wide, consists of muds and silts, and is often crosscut by submarine canyons. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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