seafloor

English

Etymology

sea +‎ floor

Noun

seafloor (plural seafloors)

The bottom of a sea or ocean.
The seafloor is often covered with sediment.

Synonyms

Derived terms

seafloor spreading

Translations

seafloor — see also seabed

Catalan: llit marí m
Danish: havbund (da) c, havets bund, bunden af havet
Estonian: merepõhi
Finnish: merenpohja (fi)
French: fond marin (fr) m
German: Meeresgrund (de) m
Greek:
Ancient Greek: βένθος n (bénthos)
Maori: papamoana
Swedish: sjöbotten (sv) c (bottom of a sea), havsbotten (sv) c (bottom of the ocean)

See also

benthos

References

“seafloor”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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