coral reefs

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İngilizce - Türkçe
(Denizbilim) mercan resifleri

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coral reef
(Askeri) resif

Mercan resifleri çeşitli güzel deniz yaşamı çeker. - Coral reefs attract a variety of beautiful marine life.

Isıtıcı sular, mercan resiflerine zarar verir ve birçok deniz türünün verimini, bolluğunu ve üretkenliğini değiştirir. - Warmer waters harm coral reefs and alter the distribution, abundance, and productivity of many marine species.

coral reef
mercan resifi
coral reef
Mercan kayalığı

Mercan kayalığı, bölgenin en önemli cazibesidir. - The coral reef is the region's prime attraction.

coral reef
mercan kayalığı/resifi
İngilizce - İngilizce
plural form of coral reef
A ridgelike or moundlike structure composed of corals and other aquatic organisms, occurring in shallow water along some subtropical and tropical shorelines
accumulation of rocklike deposits that are the skeletons of living creatures that occur in warm seas
Prominent oceanic features composed of hard, limy skeletons produced by coral animals; usually formed along edges of shallow, submerged ocean banks or along shelves in warm, shallow, tropical seas

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coral reef
A mound or hummock of compacted coral skeletons
coral reef
a reef made up of corals, other organic substances, and limestone
coral reef
a reef consisting of coral consolidated into limestone
coral reef
n a mound of living creatures with hard shell skeletons (coral) building a home in shallow salt water locations As animals die others grow onto the dead skeletons and continue the building of the reef The mound usually encompasses tropical islands
coral reef
a wave-resistant structure resulting from cementation processes and the skeletal construction of hermatypic corals, calcareous algae, and other calcium carbonate-secreting organisms
coral reef
a ridge or mound made by colonies of tiny coral animals; found only in shallow regions of tropical oceans
coral reef
A coral reef is a long narrow mass of coral and other substances, the top of which is usually just above or just below the surface of the sea. An unspoilt coral reef encloses the bay. An erosion-resistant marine ridge or mound consisting chiefly of compacted coral together with algal material and biochemically deposited magnesium and calcium carbonates. a line of hard rocks formed by coral, found in warm sea water that is not very deep. Ridge or hummock formed in shallow ocean areas from the external skeletons of corals. The skeleton consists of calcium carbonate (CaCO3), or limestone. A coral reef may grow into a permanent coral island, or it may take one of four principal forms. Fringing reefs consist of a flat reef area around a nonreef island. Barrier reefs may lie a mile or more offshore, separated from the landmass by a lagoon or channel. Atolls are circular reefs without a central landmass. Patch reefs have irregular tablelike or pinnacle features. Smaller patches occur inside atoll lagoons; larger patches occur as isolated parts of any of the other three reef categories, and they sometimes occur completely separate from other kinds of reefs
coral reef
complex tropical marine ecosystem dominated by soft and hard (stony) corals, anemones and sea fans Stony corals are microscopic animals with an outer skeleton of calcium carbonate that form colonies and are responsible for reef building
coral reef
Marine feature produced by numerous colonies of tiny coral animals, called polyps, that create calcium carbonate structures around themselves for protection When the corals die, their vacant exterior skeletons form layers that cause the reef to grow Coral reefs are found in the coastal zones of warm tropical and subtropical oceans
coral reef
Calcareous formation produced by the activity of various living organisms
coral reef
A marine ridge or mound comprised primarily of coral, together with algal and mineral components, which forms the foundation for a biologically rich and diverse ecosystem
coral reef
ridge of coral at or near the surface of the water
coral reefs

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    cor·al reefs

    Türkçe nasıl söylenir

    kôrıl rifs

    Telaffuz

    /ˈkôrəl ˈrēfs/ /ˈkɔːrəl ˈriːfs/

    Etimoloji

    [ 'kor-&l, 'kär- ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin corallium, from Greek korallion.