Sea
Sea
Sea (pronunciation: /siː/) is a large body of salt water that is surrounded in whole or in part by land. More broadly, "the sea" is the interconnected system of Earth's salty, oceanic waters, considered as one global ocean or as several principal oceanic divisions.
Etymology
The word "sea" comes from the Old English word "sǣ", which in turn comes from the Proto-Germanic "*saiwiz". The word has similar counterparts in other Germanic languages, such as the Dutch "zee" and the German "See".
Related Terms
- Ocean: A larger, deeper body of salt water. All seas are technically part of the world's oceans.
- Saltwater: Water that contains a significant concentration of dissolved salts, predominantly sodium chloride.
- Land: The solid surface of the Earth that is not covered by water.
- Earth: The third planet from the Sun in our Solar System, and the only known astronomical object to harbor life.
- Solar System: The gravitationally bound system of the Sun and the objects that orbit it, either directly or indirectly.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Sea
- Wikipedia's article - Sea
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