seafloor
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of seafloor
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"Once that ridge is unpinned, the glacier will continually retreat across a predominantly retrograde seafloor toward its next topographic high, the South Ridge."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
Against this shimmering backdrop, the bright yellow branches appeared to rise from the seafloor like glowing trees surrounded by stars.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
They were preserved in ancient seafloor sediments and appear to have been produced by an organism whose identity remains unknown.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
The monitoring systems use instruments anchored to the seafloor that continuously measure pressure, temperature, density, and ocean currents.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
Roz explained that they were on a mining station and that the poison tide was flowing from down on the seafloor.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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