epicontinental
[ ep-i-kon-tn-en-tl ]
/ ˌɛp ɪˌkɒn tnˈɛn tl /
adjective
found or located in or on a continent: epicontinental minerals; an epicontinental sea.
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Origin of epicontinental
First recorded in 1900–05; epi- + continental
Words nearby epicontinental
epiclesis, epic machinery, epicondylalgia, epicondyle, epicondylitis, epicontinental, epicotyl, epicranial muscle, epicranium, epicrisis, epicritic
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Example sentences from the Web for epicontinental
The known deposits all point to shallow waters of epicontinental seas; no abyssal formations have been recognized.
They were epicontinental seas; that is, they rested upon (Greek, epi) the submerged portion of the continental plateau.
The Elements of Geology|William Harmon NortonThe epicontinental sea was shoaled and narrowed, and muds were washed in from the adjacent lands.
The Elements of Geology|William Harmon Norton
British Dictionary definitions for epicontinental
epicontinental
/ (ˌɛpɪˌkɒntɪˈnɛntəl) /
adjective
(esp of a sea) situated on a continental shelf or continent
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