- continental land mass
- континентальный массив
Англо-русский сельскохозяйственный словарь. 2013.
Англо-русский сельскохозяйственный словарь. 2013.
continental shelf — Physical Geog. the part of a continent that is submerged in relatively shallow sea. [1940 45] * * * Broad, relatively shallow submarine platform that forms a border to a continent, typically extending from the coast to depths of 330–660 ft… … Universalium
continental shelf — ► NOUN ▪ an area of seabed around a large land mass where the sea is relatively shallow … English terms dictionary
continental'ity — noun The extent to which a climate is influenced by location in the interior of a large land mass • • • Main Entry: ↑continent … Useful english dictionary
mass — 01. Doctors discovered a large [mass] in Catriona s right breast during a routine examination, and have scheduled her for immediate surgery. 02. There was a [mass] protest against the government s decision to cut funding for high school music… … Grammatical examples in English
Continental union — A map of the currently existing national and supranational continental unions. A continental union is an inter governmental, supra national, or a federation of member states located in the same continent, or close to it[ … Wikipedia
land — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 surface of the earth ADJECTIVE ▪ dry ▪ It was good to be on dry land again after months at sea. VERB + LAND ▪ reach ▪ The explorers reached land after a long voyage … Collocations dictionary
continental shelf — noun The area of sea around a land mass where the depth gradually increases before it plunges into the ocean deeps … Wiktionary
continental drift — theory that the land mass of the earth was once held as a single continent which has since split into segments which have drifted apart and into the modern configuration of the continents. Proposed by Alfred Wegener in 1912, based on observed… … Geography glossary
continental shelf — noun an area of seabed around a large land mass where the sea is relatively shallow … English new terms dictionary
continental — [känt΄ n ent′ l] adj. 1. of a continent 2. [sometimes C ] of or characteristic of the continent of Europe, excluding the British Isles ☆ 3. [C ] of the American colonies at the time of the American Revolution, or of the states just after this 4.… … English World dictionary
continental landform — ▪ geology Introduction any conspicuous topographic feature on the largest land areas of the Earth. Familiar examples are mountains (including volcanic (volcanism) cones), plateaus, and valleys. (The term landform also can be applied to… … Universalium