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seafloor

seafloor noun: synonym of seabed.

Noun

seafloor (plural seafloors)

  1. Synonym of seabed.
    • The seafloor is often covered with sediment.
    Synonyms:
    seabed

Examples of seafloor in a sentence

  • Deep-sea divers discovered centuries-old jettison resting on the sandy seafloor.
  • Burrowing bivalves are infauna that filter-feed from within seafloor sediments.
  • Furthermore, these rocks are overprinted by seafloor weathering, which provides a challenge to reconstructing serpentinization processes.

All 10 example sentences with seafloor

Synonyms of seafloor

Forms of seafloor

pluralseafloors
alternative formsea floor

Origin of seafloor

From sea + floor.

Words formed from seafloor

Phrases with seafloor

Questions about seafloor

What does seafloor mean?
Seafloor means synonym of seabed.
What part of speech is seafloor?
Seafloor is a noun.
What is the plural of seafloor?
The plural of seafloor is seafloors.

Words near seafloor in the dictionary

  1. Seafield
  2. seafire
  3. seafish
  4. seaflood
  5. seafloods
  6. seafloor
  7. seafloor spreading
  8. seafloor spreadings
  9. seafloors
  10. seafoam
  11. seafoam candy

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