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mid-ocean ridge

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

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any of an interconnected system of broad submarine rises formed by plate tectonics

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences, oceanography

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  • Catalan: dorsal oceànica — submarine rise in mid-ocean
  • Chinese Mandarin: 洋中脊 — submarine rise in mid-ocean
  • German: Mittelozeanischer Rücken — submarine rise in mid-ocean
  • Korean: 해령 (haeryeong) — submarine rise in mid-ocean
  • Norwegian Bokmål: midthavsrygg — submarine rise in mid-ocean
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: midthavsrygg — submarine rise in mid-ocean