MEANING
A mountain rising from the ocean floor whose summit remains below the sea surface.
Use it for
describing a submerged mountain; mapping raised features of the seabed; locating marine habitats on underwater slopesNames a submerged mountain without confusing it with a trench, island, or general uneven seabed. Writing functions: Underwater landform.
Words that belong together
- a volcanic seamount
- a submerged seamount
- the summit of a seamount
On the page
The sonar map revealed a seamount beneath the fishing grounds.
Currents swept across the upper slopes of the seamount.
Word forms
- Base
- seamount
Usage notes
Countable noun: seamount, seamounts. Register: technical. Commonness: moderately common in marine reporting (dictionary-informed qualitative editorial estimate; not a measured frequency).
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