seafloor

English

Etymology

sea +‎ floor

Noun

seafloor (plural seafloors)

1. The bottom of a sea or ocean.

   The seafloor is often covered with sediment.

Synonyms

• ocean floor
• seabed

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.