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sea level

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The summit of Everest is 5.5 miles above sea level.
  • An altimeter is used for measuring height above sea level.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

level of the ocean's surface (especially that halfway between mean high and low tide); used as a standard in reckoning land elevation or sea depth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: water level

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

46 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: seevlak — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Afrikaans: seespieël — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Armenian: ծովի մակարդակ (covi makardak) — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Catalan: nivell del mar — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Chinese Mandarin: 海平面 (hǎipíngmiàn) — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Chinese Mandarin: 海面 (hǎimiàn) — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Dutch: zeeniveau — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Dutch: zeespiegel — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Esperanto: marnivelo — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Finnish: merenpinnan taso — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Finnish: merenpinta — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • French: niveau de la mer — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Galician: nivel do mar — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Georgian: ზღვის დონე (zɣvis done) — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • German: Meeresspiegel — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Greek: στάθμη θάλασσας (státhmi thálassas) — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Hawaiian: ʻilikai — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Hindi: समुद्र तल (samudra tal) — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Hungarian: tengerszint — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Icelandic: sjávarmál — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Irish: leibhéal na farraige — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Irish: leibhéal na mara — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Italian: livello del mare — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Japanese: 海面 (kaimen) — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Japanese: 海水面 (kai suimen) — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Korean: 해면 (haemyeon) — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Korean: 해수면 (haesumyeon) — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Latvian: jūras līmenis — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Malay: paras laut — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Māori: pae moana — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Norwegian Bokmål: havnivå — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sjønivå — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: havnivå — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sjønivå — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Polish: poziom morza — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Portuguese: nível do mar — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Romanian: nivelul mării — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Russian: у́ровень мо́ря (úrovenʹ mórja) — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Scottish Gaelic: àirde-mara — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Spanish: nivel del mar — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Swahili: usawa wa bahari — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Swedish: havsnivå — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Tagalog: pantay-dagat — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Turkish: deniz seviyesi — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Vietnamese: mực nước biển — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
  • Welsh: lefel y môr — nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured