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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
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
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: water level
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
46 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
seevlak
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
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Afrikaans:
seespieël
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
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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
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Catalan:
nivell del mar
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
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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
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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
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Dutch:
zeeniveau
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
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Dutch:
zeespiegel
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
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Esperanto:
marnivelo
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
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Finnish:
merenpinnan taso
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
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Finnish:
merenpinta
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
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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
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Galician:
nivel do mar
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
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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
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German:
Meeresspiegel
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
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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
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Hawaiian:
ʻilikai
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
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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
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Hungarian:
tengerszint
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
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Icelandic:
sjávarmál
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
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Irish:
leibhéal na farraige
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
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Irish:
leibhéal na mara
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
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Italian:
livello del mare
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
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Japanese:
海面
(kaimen)
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
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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
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Korean:
해면
(haemyeon)
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
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Korean:
해수면
(haesumyeon)
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
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Latvian:
jūras līmenis
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
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Malay:
paras laut
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
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Māori:
pae moana
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
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Norwegian Bokmål:
havnivå
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
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Norwegian Bokmål:
sjønivå
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
havnivå
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
sjønivå
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
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Polish:
poziom morza
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
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Portuguese:
nível do mar
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
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Romanian:
nivelul mării
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
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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
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Scottish Gaelic:
àirde-mara
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
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Spanish:
nivel del mar
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
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Swahili:
usawa wa bahari
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
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Swedish:
havsnivå
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
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Tagalog:
pantay-dagat
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
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Turkish:
deniz seviyesi
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
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Vietnamese:
mực nước biển
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured
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Welsh:
lefel y môr
— nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured