epicontinental
[ ep-i-kon-tn-en-tl ]
/ ˌɛp ɪˌkɒn tnˈɛn tl /
adjective
found or located in or on a continent: epicontinental minerals; an epicontinental sea.
Origin of epicontinental
First recorded in 1900–05;
epi- +
continental
Words nearby epicontinental
epicist,
epiclesis,
epicondylalgia,
epicondyle,
epicondylitis,
epicontinental,
epicotyl,
epicranial muscle,
epicranium,
epicrisis,
epicritic
Example sentences from the Web for epicontinental
The known deposits all point to shallow waters of epicontinental seas; no abyssal formations have been recognized.
They were epicontinental seas; that is, they rested upon (Greek, epi) the submerged portion of the continental plateau.
The Elements of Geology |William Harmon NortonThe epicontinental sea was shoaled and narrowed, and muds were washed in from the adjacent lands.
The Elements of Geology |William Harmon Norton
British Dictionary definitions for epicontinental
epicontinental
/ (ˌɛpɪˌkɒntɪˈnɛntəl) /
adjective
(esp of a sea) situated on a continental shelf or continent