sea level

sea level

n. Abbr. SL

The level of the ocean's surface, especially the level halfway between mean high and low tide, used as a standard in reckoning land elevation or sea depths.

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sea level

n

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the level of the surface of the sea with respect to the land, taken to be the mean level between high and low tide, and used as a standard base for measuring heights and depths

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sea level

The level of the ocean's surface. Sea level at a particular location changes regularly with the tides and irregularly due to conditions such as wind and currents. Other factors that contribute to such fluctuation include water temperature and salinity, air pressure, seasonal changes, the amount of stream runoff, and the amount of water that is stored as ice or snow. The reference point used as a standard for determining terrestrial and atmospheric elevation or ocean depths is called the mean sea level and is calculated as the average of hourly tide levels measured by mechanical tide gauges over extended periods of time.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sea level - level of the ocean's surface (especially that halfway between mean high and low tide); used as a standard in reckoning land elevation or sea depth water level - the level of the surface of a body of water

Translations

sea level

n → Meeresspiegel m; above/below sea level → über/unter dem Meeresspiegel

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sea level n → livello del mare

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sea level n → livello del mare

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sea level → مستوى سطح البحر úroveň mořské hladiny havets overflade Meeresspiegel στάθμη της θάλασσας nivel del mar merenpinta niveau de la mer morska razina livello del mare 海水面 해수면 zeeniveau havnivå poziom morza nível do mar уровень моря vattenstånd i havet ระดับน้ำทะเล deniz seviyesi mực nước biển 海平面