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Glossary of Oceanography Terms
beginning with letter H
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haaf
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noun
  1. In the Shetland Isles, the act of deepsea fishing for fish such as cod, ling, and tusk.
hadal
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adjective
  1. of, or relating to the deepest parts of the ocean
high tide
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noun
  1. The tide at its highest level for a particular tidal cycle at a certain place.
  2. The time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level.
HT
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initialism
  1. (computing) hyper-threading
HW
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abbreviation
  1. XML tag used in Webster's dictionary for head word.
  2. high water
hybrid
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noun
  1. (context, biology) offspring, Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebreed parent strains.
  2. Something of mixed origin or composition.
  3. A word whose elements are derived from different languages.
  4. A car that runs on both gas and electricity or energy from the sun.
adjective
  1. consisting of diverse components
hydrosphere
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noun
  1. All the waters of the Earth, as distinguished from the land and the gases of the atmosphere.

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