mid-ocean ridge

English

Noun

mid-ocean ridge (plural mid-ocean ridges)

1. (geology, oceanography) any of an interconnected system of broad submarine rises formed by plate tectonics

Synonyms

• mid-oceanic ridge

Translations

submarine rise in mid-ocean

• Catalan: dorsal oceànica (ca) f
• German: Mittelozeanischer Rücken m
• Korean: 해령(海嶺) (haeryeong)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: midthavsrygg m

  Nynorsk: midthavsrygg m

References

• “mid-ocean ridge”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.