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Zone of the ocean floor
A continental margin is the outer edge of continental crust abutting oceanic crust under coastal waters. The continental margin consists of three different
Continental_margin
Transition between oceanic and continental lithosphere that is not an active plate margin
A passive margin is the transition between oceanic and continental lithosphere that is not an active plate margin. A passive margin forms by sedimentation
Passive_margin
Coastal and oceanic landform
continental margin, between the continental shelf and the abyssal plain, comprises a steep continental slope, surrounded by the flatter continental rise
Continental_shelf
Ancient supercontinent of approximately 2,500 to 1,500 million years ago
modern-day Brazil lined up with eastern North America, forming a continental margin that extended into the southern edge of Scandinavia. Columbia was
Columbia_(supercontinent)
Underwater feature connecting the continental slope and the abyssal plain
continental slope and the abyssal plain. It is a major part of the continental margin, covering around 10% of the ocean floor. This geologic structure results
Continental_rise
Uplifted and exposed oceanic crust
nonetheless: subduction initiation, thrusting of the ophiolite over a continental margin or an overriding plate at a subduction zone, and exposure at the surface
Ophiolite
Geological process at tectonic plate boundaries
intervening between the continental margin and the subduction zone is progressively swallowed until the continental margin arrives at the subduction
Obduction
Topics referred to by the same term
margin in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Margin may refer to: Margin (typography), the white space that surrounds the content of a page Continental
Margin
Mountain range in western India
(Rishabhdev) lineament to the west, simultaneous development of a passive continental margin with the undersea shelf rise sediments of the Aravalli-Jharol belts
Aravalli_Range
Mountain range in Canada and the United States
when a group of active volcanic islands approached a pre-existing continental margin and coastline of North America. These volcanic islands, known as the
Coast_Mountains
Late-Proterozoic to early-Palaeozoic continent
Orogeny the northern margin became an active margin and Baltica expanded northward with the accretion of a series of continental blocks: the Timan-Pechora
Baltica
maritime law and geography, this continental margin, which comprises a continental shelf, continental slope and continental rise, is the closest geological
Continental_shelf_of_Brazil
Prehistoric superocean that surrounded Pangaea
completely disappeared because of the continuous subduction along the continental margins on its circumference. Panthalassa is also referred to as the Paleo-Pacific
Panthalassa
Rockall–Porcupine margin or Irish-Scottish margin is part of the continental margin of Northwestern Europe, lying to the west of Ireland and Scotland. The margin is
Rockall–Porcupine_margin
Regions of long-term subsidence creating space for infilling by sediments
formed on oceanic crust are likely to be destroyed by subduction. Continental margins formed when new ocean basins like the Atlantic are created as continents
Sedimentary_basin
Steep-sided valley cut into the seabed of the continental slope
more dendritic and more closely spaced on active than on passive continental margins. The walls are generally very steep and can be near vertical. The
Submarine_canyon
models: Passive continental margin model Crystalline axis model Accreted terrane model Carboniferous-extension model This model is a single margin model. Here
Pre-collisional_Himalaya
10 year international marine biological program
(Global Census of Marine Life on Seamounts) Continental Margins: COMARGE (Continental Margin Ecosystems) Continental Shelves: POST (Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking
Census_of_Marine_Life
Movement of Earth's lithosphere
along its margins. All this evidence, both from the ocean floor and from the continental margins, made it clear around 1965 that continental drift was
Plate_tectonics
Coastal waters that are part of a sovereign state's sovereign territory
convention defines the "continental shelf" of coastal countries. A state's continental shelf extends to the outer edge of the continental margin but at least 200
Territorial_waters
Type of volcanic arc occurring along a continental margin
A continental arc is a type of volcanic arc occurring as an "arc-shape" topographic high region along a continental margin. The continental arc is formed
Continental_arc
Formation of mountain ranges
subduction continues, island arcs, continental fragments, and oceanic material may gradually accrete onto the continental margin. This is one of the main mechanisms
Orogeny
the northern Cantabrian continental margin about 12,000 years ago. The Le Danois Bank represents part of the continental margin that have been uplifted
Proposed locations for Atlantis
Proposed_locations_for_Atlantis
First geological period of the Paleozoic Era
development of new convergent plate boundaries and continental-margin arc magmatism along its margins that helped drive up global temperatures. Laurentia
Cambrian
Network of ocean observatories
Southern Hydrate Ridge. The Continental Margin Array includes infrastructure located on the continental slope and continental slope base that connects to
Ocean Observatories Initiative
Ocean_Observatories_Initiative
Geological formation in the United States
very occasional peaty swamp deposits along the low-lying eastern continental margin fronting the late Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway. The climate
Hell_Creek_Formation
Volcanic ridge and oceanic plateau between the Northern and Central Indian Ocean
south of or near the Equator together with the remaining western continental margin of India, when India separated first from Madagascar in the Mid-Cretaceous
Chagos–Laccadive_Ridge
Piece of subcontinental land surrounded by water
distinct from a continent, completely surrounded by water. There are continental islands, which were formed by being split from a continent by plate tectonics
Island
Nonprofit dedicated to submarine cable protection
following protective burial of subsea cables - Observations from the continental margin". Ocean Engineering. 157: 251–261. Bibcode:2018OcEng.157..251K. doi:10
International Cable Protection Committee
International_Cable_Protection_Committee
Type of maritime area
extension of the outer limit of the continental shelf or establishment of the outer edge of the continental margin, every coastal state has the privilege
Extended_continental_shelf
Plateau in the Atlantic Ocean
in his honor. Leslie R. Sautter. "A Profile of the Southeast U.S. Continental Margin". NOAA Ocean Explorer. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Blake_Plateau
two continental terrane suggests that it could have been an intraoceanic island arc in the past, locating in between the Asian continental margin (Lhasa
Paleogeography of the India–Asia collision system
Paleogeography_of_the_India–Asia_collision_system
Landslides that transport sediment across the continental shelf and into the deep ocean
in are fjords, active river deltas on the continental margin, submarine canyon fan systems, open continental slopes, and oceanic volcanic islands and ridges
Submarine_landslide
First period of the Cenozoic Era
Africa began to converge with Eurasia. The irregular outlines of the continental margins, including the Adriatic promontory (Adria) that extended north from
Paleogene
Mountain range in Finland, Norway, and Sweden
Geologically, the Scandinavian Mountains are an elevated, passive continental margin similar to the mountains and plateaux found on the opposite side of
Scandinavian_Mountains
Tectonic formation of the Cenozoic era
tectonic formation located off the coast of the western California continental margin during the late to mid Cenozoic era, around 50 miles southeast of
Farallon_Trench
Physiogeological region in the Pacific Northwest of North America
arc called the Intermontane Islands collided against a pre-existing continental margin. This island arc is believed to have formed on a pre-existing tectonic
Intermontane_Belt
Island in Indonesia and Timor-Leste
Eurasian oceanic crust and continental crust of the Australian plate. This is a unique convergent margin where a thick continental margin is forced under thinner
Timor
Adjacent sea zone in which a state has special rights
It is also referred to as a maritime continental margin and, in colloquial usage, may include the continental shelf. The term does not include either
Exclusive_economic_zone
Volcanic activity in Canada
pre-existing continental margin by ongoing subduction under the Slide Mountain Ocean, the Intermontane Islands drew closer to the former continental margin and
Volcanism_of_Canada
Set of island arcs in eastern Indonesia
the original Australian continental basement, or 3) They are metamorphosed exposures of the subducted passive continental margins of Australia. Petrological
Banda_Arc
Fifth period of the Paleozoic Era
passive margin of northeastern Laurussia (Baltica craton). The suture zone between the former island arc complex and the continental margin formed the
Carboniferous
Mountain range in eastern North America
the continental plates moved closer together, fragments of oceanic crust, islands, and other continental masses collided with the eastern margin of ancestral
Appalachian_Mountains
Transitional concept of geologic time
arc or continental margin volcanism. This volcanism includes more silicic lavas the further from the edge of the island arc or continental margin, indicating
Rock_cycle
North American orogeny
Iapetus Ocean, the Appalachian accretionary events to the eastern continental margin, and the resulting foreland-basin and clastic wedges. Avalonian terranes
Acadian_orogeny
Geologic description of the Appalachian Mountains
zone, the early Appalachians were born. Volcanoes grew along the continental margin, coincident with the initiation of subduction. Thrust faulting uplifted
Geology_of_the_Appalachians
Geological linear zone where the lithosphere is being pulled apart
wide. Contrary to what was previously thought, elevated passive continental margins (EPCM) such as the Brazilian Highlands, the Scandinavian Mountains
Rift
"about once per 670 years". The Atlantic continental margin of the Northeastern United States is a passive margin. The seismicity of the northeast is generally
Seismicity of the New York City area
Seismicity_of_the_New_York_City_area
Tectonic boundary
Philippine Sea plate where the Luzon arc has developed, with the continental margin of Eurasia. Start of collision is associated with the kinematic reorganization
Philippine_Mobile_Belt
Tectonic belt of earthquakes and volcanoes
subduction zones worldwide, no oceanic trench is present along the continental margin in Cascadia. Instead, terranes and the accretionary wedge have been
Ring_of_Fire
Mountain range in Oman and the UAE
(2004-04-01). "Eoalpine (Cretaceous) evolution of the Oman Tethyan continental margin: insights from a structural field study in Jabal Akhdar (Oman Mountains)"
Hajar_Mountains
Exploratory vessel for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
1007/s12526-018-0860-2 "Windows of the Deep 2018: Exploration of the Southeast U.S. Continental Margin". NOAA. Retrieved 27 June 2018. This article incorporates text from
NOAAS_Okeanos_Explorer
Slab of oceanic crust
overthrust a continental margin: The gravity sliding model: A seven to 20 km thick ophiolitic terrane could slide onto a continental margin. This requires
Samail_Ophiolite
Physiographical region in South Asia
Orogeny. After the Lhasa terrane had adjoined Eurasia, an active continental margin opened along its southern flank, below which the Neo-Tethys oceanic
Indian_subcontinent
suture marks the collision of a passive margin at the north of the Tarim block and an active continental margin; subduction under the latter was to the
Tectonics_of_the_Tian_Shan
Ancient craton forming the Central Siberian Plateau
during the late Carboniferous-Permian. The Verkhoyansk Sea, a passive continental margin, was fringing the Siberian Craton to the east in what is now the East
Siberia_(continent)
Zone affected by mountain formation
island arcs may be added to a continental margin during an accretionary orogeny. The orogeny may culminate with continental crust from the opposite side
Orogenic_belt
Hot semifluid material found beneath the surface of Earth
southern margin of the Tibetan Plateau. Granite and rhyolite are types of igneous rock commonly interpreted as products of the melting of continental crust
Magma
Sediments at a convergent plate boundary
the continental margin. Since the Late Devonian and Early Carboniferous periods, some 360 million years ago, subduction beneath the western margin of North
Accretionary_wedge
Rift basin in the Niger Delta
located in the Niger Delta and the Gulf of Guinea on the passive continental margin near the western coast of Nigeria with suspected or proven access
Niger_Delta_Basin_(geology)
Arc-shaped volcanic archipelago
fragments of continental crust that have migrated away from an adjacent continental land mass or at subduction-related volcanoes active at the margins of continents
Island_arc
Geological strata
nature and develop as a response to extensional collapse of a passive continental margin (i.e. Niger Delta, Mississippi Delta). Their main feature is that
Rollover_anticlines
Deep-water oceanic basin on the continental margin of the northeastern Atlantic
Seabight or Porcupine Basin is a deep-water oceanic basin located on the continental margin in the northeastern portion of the Atlantic Ocean. It can be found
Porcupine_Seabight
Ancient string of microcontinents that rifted from Gondwana
(1974). "Possible Ancient Continental Margins in Iran". In Burk, C. A.; Drake, C. L. (eds.). The geology of continental margins. Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Cimmeria_(continent)
Geologic rock strata in Japan
during the Uppermost Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous along the East Asian continental margin. The Toyonishi Group is approximately 300–900 m thick, lies with a
Toyonishi_Group
Tsunami in Nice, France
Peter; Boulanger, Eric (2007). "Submarine Mass Movements on Continental Margins". Continental Margin Sedimentation. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd. pp
1979_Nice_tsunami
Submarine ridge off the coast of Peru
tectonic erosion margin. There is no accretionary wedge forming in the trench, and what sediment is found there is from continental sources, based on
Nazca_Ridge
Geographic feature in Australia
the east of the continent. It was created due to formation of a new continental margin in the Mesozoic, followed by tectonic uplifting of the divide and
Great_Escarpment,_Australia
Peninsula located in northern Antarctica
shoreline onto the Pacific outer continental shelf and completely filled the Weddell Sea up to the continental margin with grounded ice. The deglaciation
Antarctic_Peninsula
Marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean
beach. The Gulf of Mexico is an excellent example of a passive margin. The continental shelf is quite wide at most points along the coast, notably at
Gulf_of_Mexico
Extinct genus of jawless fishes
Ordovician period. Sacabambaspis inhabited shallow waters on the continental margins of the southern supercontinent Gondwana. The most complete specimens
Sacabambaspis
Seabed and subsoil of submarine areas extending beyond Chile's coast
state's continental shelf. To establish the extent of the outer edge of the continental margin and, therefore, the outer limit of the extended continental shelf
Continental_shelf_of_Chile
Mountain building event caused by the collision of Laurentia, Baltica and Avalonia
sedimentary basin whose sediments were largely derived from an earlier continental margin volcanic arc. It underwent subduction-related tectonic uplift which
Caledonian_orogeny
Colombian fault system
continental margin of northwestern South America and forms the boundary between obducted oceanic crust to the west of the fault zone and continental crust
Romeral_fault_system
Layer of rock that forms the continents and continental shelves
the short life of oceanic crust. Because continental crust is less dense than oceanic crust, when active margins of the two meet in subduction zones, the
Continental_crust
Oil field in Nigeria
production. The Niger Delta is a wave-dominated delta located on the continental margin of the Gulf of Guinea that formed in the Paleogene. The delta is fed
Delta_Field_(Niger_Delta)
Relatively flat submarine region that rises well above the level of the ambient seabed
"dock" to continental margins and be preserved as accreted terranes. Such terranes are often better preserved than the exposed parts of continental flood
Oceanic_plateau
Non-volcanic passive margins (NVPM) constitute one end member of the transitional crustal types that lie beneath passive continental margins; the other end
Non-volcanic_passive_margins
Form of transitional crust
passive margins (VPM) and non-volcanic passive margins are the two forms of transitional crust that lie beneath passive continental margins that occur
Volcanic_passive_margin
Sedimentary rock containing large amounts of phosphate minerals
environmental conditions in which phosphorites are produced within continental margins. Continental margins can consist of organic-rich sedimentation, strong coastal
Phosphorite
Second era of the Phanerozoic Eon
Laurasia, and a southern continent, Gondwana. This created the passive continental margin that characterizes most of the Atlantic coastline (such as along the
Mesozoic
The collision closed the Iapetus Ocean and obducted the Laurentian continental margin under the two island arcs. The process produced a strange bulged up
Geology of Newfoundland and Labrador
Geology_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador
calc-alkaline plutonic rocks; the northern, external domain consists of a continental margin foreland basin overlying an Archaean basement and includes the supracrustal
Penokean_orogeny
Large undersea volcano in the Tyrrhenian Sea south of Naples
"Architecture and Neogene to recent evolution of the Western Calabrian continental margin: An upper plate perspective to the Ionian subduction system, Central
Marsili
island arcs and assorted ocean-floor rocks have been added along the continental margin. There are at least five geologic provinces in the area: the Cascade
Geology of the Pacific Northwest
Geology_of_the_Pacific_Northwest
Geological processes that underlie the formation of mountains
widely accepted geophysical model that explains elevated passive continental margins such as the Scandinavian Mountains, eastern Greenland, the Brazilian
Mountain_formation
First era of the Phanerozoic Eon
of relatively warm, shallow sea floor. As plants took hold on the continental margins, oxygen levels increased and carbon dioxide dropped, although much
Paleozoic
of the Philippine Mobile Belt. It originated from the southeastern continental margin of the Eurasian plate. The Palawan Block broke off from the Eurasian
Subduction tectonics of the Philippines
Subduction_tectonics_of_the_Philippines
Mountain-building event in North America
passive margin in which there was no tectonic activity. Shallow marine deposits formed on the continental shelves, and oceanic crust formed on the margins of
Trans-Hudson_orogeny
Large-scale breccia
melanges formed in active continental margin settings generally consist of altered oceanic crustal material and blocks of continental slope sediments in a
Mélange
Global climate phenomenon
transport. Colder water from deeper in the ocean rises along the continental margin to replace the near-surface water. This process cools the East Pacific
El_Niño–Southern_Oscillation
Geology of U.S. state
arcs collided with the Laurentian continental margin. Also termed continental terranes, these sections of continental rock typically formed offshore or
Geology_of_Massachusetts
for consideration a continental shelf 200 nmi (370.4 km; 230.2 mi) to the east and south (or to the edge of the continental margin). To the west, most
Geography_of_Barbados
Ancient oceanic tectonic plate
the western margin of North America led to subduction of the intervening Slide Mountain Ocean. This subduction generated a continental-margin volcanic arc
Intermontane_terranes
Large igneous province in the North Atlantic, centered on Iceland
the continental margins of West Greenland and Labrador Chalmers, J. A.; Pulvertaft, T.C.R. (1 January 2001). "Development of the continental margins of
North Atlantic Igneous Province
North_Atlantic_Igneous_Province
System that relates geologic strata to time
Agustin (November 2019). "Continental margin response to multiple arc-continent collisions: The northern Andes-Caribbean margin". Earth-Science Reviews
Geologic_time_scale
Argentina and Chile sea border dispute
The dispute over the extended continental shelf in the Southern Zone Sea between Argentina and Chile is a disagreement between the two countries over
Dispute over the extended continental shelf in the Southern Zone Sea between Argentina and Chile
Dispute_over_the_extended_continental_shelf_in_the_Southern_Zone_Sea_between_Argentina_and_Chile
Hard, coarse-grained, hydrothermally altered metamorphic rocks
layers. The tectonic setting for magnesium Fe skarns tends to be the continental margin. The host rocks tend to be granodiorite to granite associated with
Skarn
side of the fault the rocks represent the sediments of the eastern continental margin zone of the European Plate (Baltica). On the east the rocks are accreted
Main_Uralian_Fault
National park in California and Nevada, United States
of the Pacific Ocean. A shoreline similar to the present Atlantic Ocean margin of the United States lay to the east. An algal mat-covered carbonate bank
Death_Valley_National_Park
CONTINENTAL MARGIN
CONTINENTAL MARGIN
Girl/Female
Arabic, British, English
The Rising Sun; The Name of the Continent Used as a Given Name; A Variant of Aisha; Life
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from an Old English personal name composed of the elements ēast ‘grace’, ‘beauty’ + mund ‘protection’. This name was also used by the Norman, among whom it represents a continental Germanic cognate of the Old English name.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from an old personal name, either Old English SigegÄr, Old Norse Sigarr, Old Danish and Swedish Sighar, or the Continental Germanic Sigger, all composed of related elements meaning ‘victory’ + ‘spear’.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin) and French
English (of Norman origin) and French : from the Continental Germanic personal name Mainard, composed of the elements magin ‘strength’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.
Surname or Lastname
Americanized form of any of the numerous Continental European surnames derived from Latin Cornelius (see Cornelius), for example French Corneille or German Kornel.Swedish
Americanized form of any of the numerous Continental European surnames derived from Latin Cornelius (see Cornelius), for example French Corneille or German Kornel.Swedish : Latinized form of Horn, meaning ‘horn’; probably a soldier’s name.English : reduced form of Cornwell or of Cornhill, a habitational name from a place in Northumberland named Cornhill, from Old English corn, a metathesized form of cron, cran ‘crane’ + halh ‘nook’, ‘recess’; or from Cornhill in London, a medieval grain exchange, named with Old English corn ‘corn’, ‘grain’ + hyll ‘hill’, or from some other place elsewhere similarly named.Ezra Cornell (1807–74), the founder of Cornell University, was born of New England Quaker stock in Westchester Co., NY, a descendant of Thomas Cornell of Saffron Walden, Essex, England, who emigrated sometime before 1642, when he is recorded as being married in Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI.
Girl/Female
Arabic
The Rising Sun; The Name of the Continent Used as a Given Name; A Variant of Aisha; Life
Surname or Lastname
English and Catalan
English and Catalan : from the Continental Germanic personal name Maginhari, composed of the elements magin ‘strength’, ‘might’ + hari ‘army’.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : variant of Männer (see Maner).English : unexplained. Perhaps a variant of Manners.Finnish : ornamental name from manner ‘continent’. This name occurs throughout Finland, but chiefly in the southwestern part.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Continental Germanic personal name Theudhard, Old French Thiart, composed of theod ‘people’, ‘race’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.English : perhaps a topographic name from a derivative of Middle English tye ‘common pasture’.
Girl/Female
Arabic American Biblical Latin
Lively; The rising sun. The name of the continent used as a given name. According to the Koran...
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : from a derivative of the Continental Germanic personal name Maginhari, composed of the elements magin ‘strength’, ‘might’ + hari ‘army’.
Surname or Lastname
English and North German
English and North German : from an Old English and Continental Germanic personal name composed of Old English, Old Saxon Ås ‘god’ + Old English mÇ£r, Old Saxon mere ‘famous’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Odger, from a continental Germanic equivalent of the personal name Edgar, brought to England by the Normans.
Girl/Female
Arabic
The rising sun. The name of the continent used as a given name. According to the Koran the...
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the personal name Clement. As an American family name, this form has absorbed cognates in other continental European languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the Middle English personal name Rannulf, Ranel, of continental Germanic origin.
Male
English
English unisex name derived from the name of the continent, which was possibly derived from Assyrian asu, ASIA means "east."Â
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : apparently from a hybrid Germanic name (introduced from the Continent by the Normans), formed with the name of the Scandinavian god of thunder Thor + Germanic berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’.
Girl/Female
Arabic
The rising sun. The name of the continent used as a given name. According to the Koran the...
Female
English
English unisex name derived from the name of the continent, possibly derived from Assyrian asu, ASIA means "east." Compare with another form of Asia.
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Boy/Male
Hindu
Happy
Boy/Male
Hindu
A brahmin priest
Girl/Female
Tamil
Victorious or Goddess of victory
Boy/Male
Tamil
Triaksh | தà¯à®°à¯€à®…கà¯à®·
Three eyed, Another name for Shiva
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Loven or Loving.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Cloud
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Ear
Boy/Male
Tamil
Uttiya | உதà¯à®¤à®¿à®¯à®¾
A name in buddhist literature
Girl/Female
Tamil
Vaishavi | வைஷாவீ, வைஷà¯à®£à¯‹à®¤à¯‡à®µà¯€
Goddess Parvati
Boy/Male
British, English
From Langston; A Long
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n.
A circle; a continent.
a.
Of or pertaining to the main land of Europe, in distinction from the adjacent islands, especially England; as, a continental tour; a continental coalition.
v.
The continent, as distinguished from an island; the mainland.
a.
That which contains anything; a receptacle.
n.
A soldier in the Continental army, or a piece of the Continental currency. See Continental, a., 3.
a.
Of or pertaining to the confederated colonies collectively, in the time of the Revolutionary War; as, Continental money.
a.
Abstaining from sexual intercourse; exercising restraint upon the sexual appetite; esp., abstaining from illicit sexual intercourse; chaste.
a.
Serving to restrain or limit; restraining; opposing.
n.
A tract of land surrounded by water, and smaller than a continent. Cf. Continent.
n.
An exchange, for merchants and bankers, in the cities of continental Europe. Same as Bourse.
adv.
In a continent manner; chastely; moderately; temperately.
a.
Not interrupted; connected; continuous; as, a continent fever.
a.
Not continent; incontinent.
a.
Not chaste; not continent; lewd.
a.
Between or among continents; subsisting or carried on between continents; as, intercontinental relations or commerce.
v. t.
To journey over; to traverse; as, to travel the continent.
a.
Exercising restraint as to the indulgence of desires or passions; temperate; moderate.
a.
One of the grand divisions of land on the globe; the main land; specifically (Phys. Geog.), a large body of land differing from an island, not merely in its size, but in its structure, which is that of a large basin bordered by mountain chains; as, the continent of North America.
a.
Pure from unlawful sexual intercourse; virtuous; continent.
a.
Of or pertaining to a continent.