Thalassic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Thalassic \Tha*las"sic\, a. [Gr. qa`lassa the sea.] (Geol.)
     Of or pertaining to the sea; -- sometimes applied to rocks
     formed from sediments deposited upon the sea bottom.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  thalassic
       adj : relating to the seas, especially smaller or inland seas;
             "deposits of sediment in gulfs and seas rather than in
             the ocean proper are known as thalassic deposits"-
             Scientific American