大陸斜面

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	陸	斜	面
たい Grade: 1	りく Grade: 4	しゃ Grade: S	めん Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

From 大陸(たいりく, tairiku):(continent) + 斜面(しゃめん, shamen):(slope)

Noun

大陸斜面 (hiragana たいりくしゃめん, rōmaji tairiku-shamen)

(geology) The steep, narrow fringe separating the coastal zone from the deep ocean

See also

大陸棚 (たいりくだな) (tairikudana): continental shelf

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