seabed

Dictionary: sea·bed (sē'bĕd') pronunciation

n.
The floor of the sea or the ocean.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the bottom of a sea or ocean
Synonyms: ocean floor, ocean bottom, sea bottom, Davy Jones's locker, Davy Jones

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This article is about ocean floor. For the 2001 song by Audio Adrenaline, see Lift (Audio Adrenaline album).

The seabed (also known as the seafloor, sea floor, or ocean floor) is the bottom of the ocean. At the bottom of the continental slope is the continental rise, which is caused by sediment cascading down the continental slope. The seabed has been explored by submersibles such as Alvin and, to some extent, scuba divers with special apparatuses. The process that continually adds new material to the ocean floor is seafloor spreading and the continental slope.

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Ocean Explorer (www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov) – Public outreach site for explorations sponsored by the Office of Ocean Exploration.
NOAA, Ocean Explorer Gallery, Submarine Ring of Fire 2006 Gallery, Submarine Ring of Fire 2004 Gallery – A rich collection of images, video, audio and podcast.
NOAA, Ocean Explorer YouTube Channel
Submarine Ring of Fire, Mariana Arc – Explore the volcanoes of the Mariana Arc, Submarine Ring of Fire.
The ocean floor
"Age of the Ocean Floor Poster". NOAA. March 7, 2007. http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/ASK/plate-tectonics2.html. Retrieved 2007-03-14.

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Translations: Seabed

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - havbund

Nederlands (Dutch)
zeebodem

Français (French)
n. - fonds marins

Deutsch (German)
n. - Meeresboden

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βυθός της θάλασσας

Italiano (Italian)
fondale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - solo oceânico

Русский (Russian)
морское дно

Español (Spanish)
n. - fondo del mar, fondo marino

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - havsbotten

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
海底, 海床

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 海底, 海床

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 해저

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 海底

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قاع ألبحر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קרקעית הים‬

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