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PRONUNCIATION OF MARINE SNOW

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MARINE SNOW

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Marine snow is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MARINE SNOW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Marine snow

In the deep ocean, marine snow is a continuous shower of mostly organic detritus falling from the upper layers of the water column. It is a significant means of exporting energy from the light-rich photic zone to the aphotic zone below. The term was first coined by the explorer William Beebe as he observed it from his bathysphere. As the origin of marine snow lies in activities within the productive photic zone, the prevalence of marine snow changes with seasonal fluctuations in photosynthetic activity and ocean currents. Marine snow can be an important food source for organisms living in the aphotic zone, particularly for organisms which live very deep in the water column.

Definition of marine snow in the English dictionary

The definition of marine snow in the dictionary is small particles of organic biogenic marine sediment, including the remains of organisms, faecal matter, and the shells of planktonic oganisms, that slowly drift down to the sea floor.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MARINE SNOW

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WORDS THAT END LIKE MARINE SNOW

besnow
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Lucknow
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Synonyms and antonyms of marine snow in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «marine snow» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MARINE SNOW

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

Translator English - Chinese

海洋雪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nieve marina
570 millions of speakers

English

marine snow
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

समुद्री बर्फ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الثلوج البحرية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

морской снег
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

neve marinha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সামুদ্রিক তুষার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

neige marine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Salji laut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Meeres Schnee
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マリンスノー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

해양 눈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Salju segara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tuyết biển
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடல் பனி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सागरी बर्फ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kar kar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

neve marina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

morskich śnieg
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

морської сніг
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

zăpadă marin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θαλάσσιο χιόνι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mariene sneeu
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

marina snö
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

marin snø
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of marine snow

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MARINE SNOW»

The term «marine snow» is normally little used and occupies the 132.236 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MARINE SNOW» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about marine snow

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MARINE SNOW»

Discover the use of marine snow in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to marine snow and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The living ocean: biology and technology of the marine ...
Marine Snow Oceanographers coined the name marine snow for the small floating, drifting, or slowly sinking bits of detritus in the ocean. Marine snow consists of the soft organic material, fecal pellets, and skeletal remains of dead plankton ...
Clemm, Pottenger, 1995
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Oceanography: An Illustrated Guide
Because of the fragility of some types of marine snow, and because of their low abundance and high sinking rates, traditional water-bottle techniques are usually of little value. In spite of the inherent difficulties of subaqua diving (limitations of ...
S. A. Thorpe, 1996
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Introduction to Marine Biology
Various marine microbes become attached to particles of organic matter, particularly strands of mucus secreted by zooplankton, and form translucent cobwebby aggregates called marine snow (Figure 17-3). Bits of marine snow and clusters of ...
George Karleskint, Richard Turner, James Small, 2012
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Origins: The Evolution of Continents, Oceans, and Life
JUST AS SNOW LINES REFLECT the overall height and geographical latitude of a mountain range, marine snow forms its own "snow line" — a line of carbonate precipitate on the flanks of marine mountains. The line varies according to ocean  ...
‎2001
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Handbook of Methods in Aquatic Microbial Ecology
Gentle grinding does not result in cell breakage or significantly reduce photosynthesis of algae inhabiting marine snow.7 Effects of disruption on heterotrophic activity have not been determined, but are also probably small. 4. Thymidine ...
Paul F. Kemp, Jonathan J. Cole, Barry F. Sherr, 1993
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Video Research in the Learning Sciences
All family members were intrigued with the idea of marine snow; the son and daughter handled the microscope and the plexiglass display, while the mother and father looked, gestured, and asked questions of the bilingual mediator in Spanish.
Ricki Goldman, Roy Pea, Brigid Barron, 2014
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The Role of Marine Aggregates in the Ecological Epidemiology ...
marine snow aggregates in the northern Gulf of Mexico. J. Plankton Res. 19:435- 447. Grossart, H. P. & M. Simon. 1993. Limnetic macroscopic organic aggregates (lake snow): Occurrence, characteristics, and microbial dynamics in Lake ...
Mary-Marguerite Maille (O'Brien). Lyons, 2008
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Microstructure of Fine-Grained Sediments: From Mud to Shale
(B) Comparison of mean grain size of the deflocculated suspended particles with the mean grain size of the marine snow observed using the FCA/TAS system. Water samples were collected at the same time, depth, and station as was the FCA ...
Richard H. Bennett, William R. Bryant, Matthew H. Hulbert, 1991
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Marine Ecology: Processes, Systems, and Impacts
Marine snow particles, flakes, or accumulations of organic matter (Fig. 3.9), are a major vehicle for transporting organic matter from the ocean surface to depths and the seafloor. A marine snow particle is colonized by bacteria that produce ...
Michel J Kaiser, 2011
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Fractals and Multifractals in Ecology and Aquatic Science
3.2.7.4.2.2 On the Fractal Structure of Marine Snow Aggregates The interior of deep lakes and oceans is far from the pristine vision of an idyllic deep blue sea that may intuitively come into mind (Figure 3.27A). Instead, it is often characterized ...
Laurent Seuront, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MARINE SNOW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term marine snow is used in the context of the following news items.
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BP Oil Spill 5 Years Later: 10 Key Questions And Answers
Further laboratory experiments linked the increased marine snow formation with microbial activity surrounding the oil droplets and noted ... «Science 2.0, Jul 15»
2
Marine geologist plumbs the depths of seabed landslides
“Normally sedimentation in the ocean is really slow, the dead shells and dead animals 'rain' out of seawater, this is called 'marine snow', they ... «Siliconrepublic.com, Jul 15»
3
Oil Spill Research Makes Great Strides with Gulf of Mexico …
Consequently, marine snow is an important source of organic matter onto and in the seafloor environment in the deep ocean. Observations and ... «Desert Dispatch, Jul 15»
4
Perfect storm
... energetically dependent on organically rich particles, which are produced in surface waters before sinking to the sea floor as 'marine snow'. «Nature.com, Jun 15»
5
UCSB Prof Predicted Where Refugio Oil Would Spread
Uta Passow, a research oceanographer at MSI, has been studying the potential for marine snow formation and sinking. • Craig Carlson, a ... «Santa Barbara Independent, Jun 15»
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Vampire squids hint at long lives
Naturally buoyant and residing in the deep sea, vampire squids float along lazily and catch “marine snow” — the particles of dead creatures ... «Tribune-Review, Jun 15»
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Five years later, Deepwater Horizon research continues but …
... of the oil with microbes and particulates that bind to the oil and carry it to the sea floor as they sink, commonly referred to at "marine snow". «Phys.Org, Jun 15»
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Expert Response
Uta Passow, a research oceanographer at MSI, has been studying the potential for marine snow formation and sinking. • Craig Carlson, a ... «The UCSB Current, May 15»
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New project to reveal the secrets of the ocean's twilight zone
This sediment is often referred to as 'marine snow' because that is what it looks like as it falls down through the ocean. The COMICS project will ... «Phys.Org, May 15»
10
Poop Eating Vampire Squids Aren't Actually Squids at All
Vampire squid scoop up sinking ocean gunk, known as marine snow, with their thin yellow tentacles, and then suck it off these appendages ... «Smithsonian, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Marine snow [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/marine-snow>. May 2024 ».
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