Definition of Seafloor

1. Noun. The bottom of a sea or ocean; often covered with sediment. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Seafloor

1. the bottom of a sea [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Seafloor

seacunny
seadevil
seadevils
seadog
seadogs
seadragon
seadragons
seadrome
seadromes
seaduck
seaducks
seafarer
seafarers
seafaring
seafarings
seafloor (current term)
seafloor spreading
seafloors
seafoam
seafolk
seafolks
seafood
seafood Newburg
seafood boil
seafood fork
seafood forks
seafood sauce
seafoodie
seafoodies
seafoods

Literary usage of Seafloor

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics by W. Jacquelyne Kious, Robert I. Tilling (1996)
"This recycling of the seafloor also explained why the oldest fossils found on the seafloor are no more than about 180 million years old. ..."

2. Environmental Information for Naval Warfare by National Academy of Engineering, Inc NetLibrary (2003)
"seafloor Processes and Phenomena Accurate bathymetry is useful and in some ... Associated with complex bathymetry, the seafloor may display extreme ..."

3. This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonicsby W. Jacquelyne Kious, Robert I. Tilling by W. Jacquelyne Kious, Robert I. Tilling (1996)
"This recycling of the seafloor also explained why the oldest fossils found on the seafloor are no more than about 180 million years old. ..."

4. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of ChangeTechnology (1994)
"Internal structures of modern seafloor sediment also provide a basis for ... The collection of undisturbed samples from the seafloor requires special coring ..."

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