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| Domain | Definition |
Military | The average sea level for a particular geographical location, obtained from numerous observations, at regular intervals, over a long period of time. (references) |
Weather | The average height of the sea surface, based upon hourly observation of the tide height on the open coast or in adjacent waters that have free access to the sea. In the United States, it is defined as the average height of the sea surface for all stages of the tide over a nineteen year period. Mean sea level, commonly abbreviated as MSL and referred to simply as sea level, serves as the reference surface for all altitudes in upper atmospheric studies. (references) |
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Crosswords: MEAN SEA LEVEL |
| Specialty definitions using "MEAN SEA LEVEL": absolute isohypse ♦ geoid ♦ Newlyn datum ♦ ordnance bench mark ♦ RADAR ALTIMETER ♦ sea-level pressure ♦ Zero Datum. (references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Diagram showing relationship of tide to marker at Poolbeg Lighthouse Datum referred to low water April 8, 1837 for County Dublin Note use of Mean Sea Level. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
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| Language | Translations for "MEAN SEA LEVEL"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Hungarian | átlagos tengerszint. (various references) | ||||
Japanese Kanji | 海面更正 (reduction of mean sea level). (various references) | ||||
Japanese Katakana | かいめ""うせい (reduction of mean sea level). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | eanmay easay evellay | ||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-e-e-e-e-l-l-m-n-s-v" | |
-4 letters: avellane. | |
-5 letters: avellan, elevens, enamels, enslave, leavens, mallees, velamen. | |
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