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I have no problem with the adventure travel movement. It makes better, more sensitive people. If you get people diving on a coral reef, they're going to become more respectful of the outdoors and more concerned with the threats that places like that face and they're going to care more about protecting them than they would have before.
Tim Cahill

Meaning of "coral reef" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CORAL REEF

coral reef play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CORAL REEF

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Coral reef is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CORAL REEF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

coral reef

Coral reef

Coral reefs are underwater structures made from calcium carbonate secreted by corals. Coral reefs are colonies of tiny animals found in marine waters that contain few nutrients. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, which in turn consist of polyps that cluster in groups. The polyps belong to a group of animals known as Cnidaria, which also includes sea anemones and jellyfish. Unlike sea anemones, coral polyps secrete hard carbonate exoskeletons which support and protect their bodies. Reefs grow best in warm, shallow, clear, sunny and agitated waters. Often called "rainforests of the sea", coral reefs form some of the most diverse ecosystems on Earth. They occupy less than 0.1% of the world's ocean surface, about half the area of France, yet they provide a home for 25% of all marine species, including fish, mollusks, worms, crustaceans, echinoderms, sponges, tunicates and other cnidarians. Paradoxically, coral reefs flourish even though they are surrounded by ocean waters that provide few nutrients. They are most commonly found at shallow depths in tropical waters, but deep water and cold water corals also exist on smaller scales in other areas.

Definition of coral reef in the English dictionary

The definition of coral reef in the dictionary is a marine ridge or reef consisting of coral and other organic material consolidated into limestone.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CORAL REEF

coraggio
coral
coral fern
Coral Sea
coral snake
coral tree
coral trout
coralbells
coralberry
corallaceous
coralliferous
coralliform
coralligenous
coralline
corallite
coralloid
coralloidal
corallum
coralroot
coralwort

WORDS THAT END LIKE CORAL REEF

baron of beef
barrier reef
beef
bully beef
corned beef
fringing reef
Great Barrier Reef
ground beef
keef
Kobe beef
neckbeef
reef
roast beef
salt beef
shereef
skeef
the Reef

Synonyms and antonyms of coral reef in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «coral reef» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CORAL REEF

Find out the translation of coral reef to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of coral reef from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «coral reef» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

珊瑚礁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

los arrecifes de coral
570 millions of speakers

English

coral reef
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कोरल रीफ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشعاب المرجانية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

коралловый риф
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

recife de coral
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রবালপ্রাচীর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

récif de corail
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terumbu karang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Korallenriff
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サンゴ礁
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

산호초
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

karang Koral
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rạn san hô
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பவள பாறைகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोरल रीफ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mercan resifi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

barriera corallina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rafa koralowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кораловий риф
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

recif de corali
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κοραλλιογενή ύφαλο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

koraalrif
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

korallrev
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

korallrev
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of coral reef

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CORAL REEF»

The term «coral reef» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.301 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CORAL REEF» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «coral reef» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «coral reef» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about coral reef

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QUOTES WITH «CORAL REEF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word coral reef.
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Tim Cahill
I have no problem with the adventure travel movement. It makes better, more sensitive people. If you get people diving on a coral reef, they're going to become more respectful of the outdoors and more concerned with the threats that places like that face and they're going to care more about protecting them than they would have before.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CORAL REEF»

Discover the use of coral reef in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to coral reef and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Coral Reef
Photographs and simple text explore life on a coral reef, emphasizing the beautiful colors and patterns found there.
Susan Canizares, Mary Reid, 1997
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Coral Reef Restoration Handbook
"... this book is the first to describe, in detail, the art and science of coral reef restoration.
William F. Precht, 2006
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Coral Reef Conservation
A multi-disciplinary account of the current status, problems, and solutions to the coral reef crisis.
Isabelle M. Côté, John D. Reynolds (Ph. D.), 2006
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Coral Reef Fishes: Dynamics and Diversity in a Complex Ecosystem
Coral Reef Fishes is the successor of The Ecology of Fishes on Coral Reefs. This new edition includes provocative reviews covering the major areas of reef fish ecology.
Peter F. Sale, 2006
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Quaternary Coral Reef Systems: History, development ...
This book presents both state-of-the art knowledge from Recent coral reefs (1.8 million to a few centuries old) gained since the eighties, and introduces geologists, oceanographers and environmentalists to sedimentological and ...
Lucien F. Montaggioni, Colin J.R. Braithwaite, 2009
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Geological Approaches to Coral Reef Ecology
This book provides a unique perspective on the destruction - both natural and human-caused - of coral reef ecosystems.
Richard B. Aronson, 2007
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At Home in the Coral Reef
An introduction to life on the coral reef.
Katy Muzik, 1992
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Coral Reefs in the Microbial Seas
"The influence of fishing, nutrients, bacteria, viruses, and climate change on nature's most wondrous constructs"--Cover.
Forest Rohwer, Merry Youle, 2010
9
Indo-Pacific coral reef field guide
An excellent introduction to over 1800 marine plants, invertebrates, fishes, reptiles, birds and mammals of the Central and Western Pacific and Indian Ocean.
Gerald R. Allen, Roger C. Steene, 1994
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Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef
Verse that may be sung to the included melody introduces different reef dwellers in scenes sculpted in polymer clay, with how many of each animal listed and increasing from one to ten.
Marianne Berkes, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CORAL REEF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term coral reef is used in the context of the following news items.
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15000 sq km of coral reef could be lost in current mass bleaching …
Dr Mark Eakin, the co-ordinator of Noaa's Coral Reef Watch programme, said that given uncertainties around how long the event will continue it ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Student Combines Ecology, Music Interests in Coral Reef Research
BLOOMINGTON, Ill.— Earth is singing, but humans aren't hearing its plaintive tune, according to Madz Negro '16 (New Berlin, Ill.). An Illinois ... «Illinois Wesleyan University, Jul 15»
3
Global underwater shark study the first video survey in coral areas
The first ever global survey of sharks, rays and skates in coral reef environments using underwater cameras will begin in August. The Global ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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What happens to a coral reef when an island is built on top?
Marine biologist John McManus, who has been studying Pacific coral reefs for the past 30 years, remembers a two-day boat journey a few ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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Guardians of Ras Ghanada: Abu Dhabi's most vibrant coral reef
GHANTOOT // Rough weather has prevented Dr John Burt from visiting the coral reef in Ras Ghanada, near the border with Dubai, for several ... «The National, Jul 15»
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Citizens help save coral reefs
The Guam Community Coral Reef Monitoring program at the local branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has ... «Pacific Daily News, Jul 15»
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A turtle's view of the Great Barrier Reef – video
Situated in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, the Unesco world heritage sight is the world's largest coral reef system composed of ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Satellites enable coral reef science leap from Darwin to online
The information is monitored globally through Coral Reef Watch, an online tool that provides near real-time and long-term monitoring, ... «environmentalresearchweb, Jul 15»
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See Australia's Great Barrier Reef Through the Eyes of a GoPro …
The video, published last week, provides a turtle's eye view of the world's largest coral reef system, home to more than 6,000 species. The WWF ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
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Nova Southeastern University to Oversee National Coral Reef
To that end, NSU has been selected as the organization that will oversee a new program – the National Coral Reef Management Fellowship ... «Newswise, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Coral reef [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/coral-reef>. May 2024 ».
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