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SURFACE OF THE EARTH

Specialty Definition: SURFACE OF THE EARTH

Domain	Definition
Geological	The value given is the depth below the surface of the mean spheroid. The mean spheroid is a uniform approximation to the true shape of the Earth. No adjustment is made to the depth due to any differences between the true Earth and the mean spheroid. For example, the minimum depth that will be given is 0 kilometers, even though a quake directly under Mount Everest (elevation 8848 meters) could legitimately have a depth of -6 kilometers and still be 2 kilometers underground. On the other hand, a depth of 10 kilometers would actually be more than 1 kilometer above the ocean floor of Challenger Deep (elevation -11,033 meters) in the Marianas Trench of the Pacific Ocean. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Crosswords: SURFACE OF THE EARTH

English words defined with "SURFACE OF THE EARTH": date line, dateline, diurnal parallax ♦ earthquake, Epigene ♦ geocentric parallax, Geodetic line, geographic point, geographical point, geographical zone, greenhouse effect, ground ♦ Hutton, Hyetograph ♦ International Date Line, Isobathytherm ♦ James Hutton ♦ land, line of longitude, longitude ♦ meridian ♦ palaeogeology, paleogeology ♦ quake ♦ region ♦ seism, soil, subterranean, Subterraneous, surficial ♦ tar pit, temblor, Topographical surveying ♦ underground ♦ volcanic rock ♦ whirlwind ♦ zone. (references)

Specialty definitions using "SURFACE OF THE EARTH": aeronautical beacon, aeronautical topographic chart, apparent velocity, astronomical coordinates, astronomical equator, atmospheric refraction, atmospheric scrubbing, aviators'vertigo ♦ beam area ♦ depth of stratum, desired ground zero, Dobson Unit ♦ earth point, ecological system, exogenetic process, exogenous process ♦ fault scarp, footprint of a beam ♦ geochemical environment, geodetic position, geographic coordinates, geographical pole, geoid, greenhouse gases, ground magnetometer, Ground Track Separation, groundwater ♦ Hubble Space Telescope, Hypergravity, Hypogravity ♦ impact area, initial point, interference region, isoseismal, isostasy ♦ mach stem, Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer ♦ ontcropping ♦ period decay, physical relief, physiological acceleration, pilots'vertigo ♦ radiative cooling, Remote Sensing ♦ seismic method, spacial disorientation, subgrade surface, subsolar point, surface air temperature, surface drilling, surface duct, Surface water, Surface Waves ♦ tangential wavepath, tectonic plates, thematic mapper, time at shot point, time-distance curve ♦ underground opening ♦ velocity of escape ♦ wash-out ♦ zero potential. (references)

Photo Album: SURFACE OF THE EARTH

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Science and research. Mineral prospecting. A ground comparator will reveal the presence of an ore body under the surface of the earth by measuring the total intensity and the plane of polarization of the secondary electro-magnetic field set up by the ore. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Use in Literature: SURFACE OF THE EARTH

Title	Author	Quote
Walden	Thoreau, Henry David	Nothing so fair, so pure, and at the same time so large, as a lake, perchance, lies on the surface of the earth.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Modern Translation: SURFACE OF THE EARTH

Language		Translations for "SURFACE OF THE EARTH"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Finnish		maanpinta. (various references)

Hungarian		föld felszíne (face of the earth). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		地表 (ground surface). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ちひょう (ground surface). (various references)

Pig Latin		urfacesay ofay ethay earthay

Romanian		suprafaţa pãmântului. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: SURFACE OF THE EARTH

Scrabble® YAWL-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-e-e-f-f-h-h-o-r-r-s-t-t-u"
	-5 letters: authorcrafts, treachetours.
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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Images: Photo Album
3. Quotations: Fiction
4. Translations: Modern

5. Anagrams
6. Bibliography

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