Definition of littoral in English:

littoral

adjective ˈlɪt(ə)r(ə)lˈlɪdərəl

1Relating to or situated on the shore of the sea or a lake.
（与）海岸（有关）的；（与）湖岸（有关）的
the littoral states of the Indian Ocean
印度洋沿岸国家。
Example sentencesExamples
- The Atlantic would become a dead sea strategically, its littoral states and their continents declining to marginal status.
- Three of the five Caspian littoral countries (Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan) are landlocked.
- Moscow and Tehran recently avoided a potentially damaging row over the legal status of the Caspian Sea and sharing its energy resources by putting off the summit of the littoral states.
- However, the measurable distance from the sea bed to the sea surface is limited to around 50 meters, so the sensors cannot function in the open ocean, only in littoral areas.
- Efforts already under way to improve operational effectiveness in littoral waters against a continental power armed with modern missiles and asymmetric capabilities and tactics must be continued.
1. 1.1Ecology Relating to or denoting the zone of the seashore between high- and low-water marks, or the zone near a lake shore with rooted vegetation.
  〔生态〕（与）潮间带（有关）的；（与）湖岸带（有关）的
  limpets and other littoral molluscs
  帽贝和其他海岸软体动物。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Third, germination of papyrus from seed may have been hampered by residual saline porewater in littoral soils.
  Many wetlands around the world are characterized by shallow water, dense vegetation in the littoral zones, no significant riverine inflow and minimal circulation.
  The littoral sediments of the experimental lakes are primarily flocculent organic material including abundant epipelon.
  The small plot of littoral rainforest remnant is under pressure from weed, drainage and erosion and needs restoration.
  Similarly, redundancy analysis showed that minimum winter or spring temperature significantly influenced the relative abundance of littoral taxa in seven lakes.
  Synonyms
  coastal, seaside

noun ˈlɪt(ə)r(ə)lˈlɪdərəl

1A region lying along a shore.
沿岸地区
irrigated regions of the Mediterranean littoral
地中海沿岸灌溉区。
Example sentencesExamples
- In this initiative he reversed the whole purpose of Sweden's great mission to its people stranded along the Delaware littoral, which had been to preserve their national character in the midst of Pennsylvanian chaos.
- Yet the countries along its littoral have no means of providing security to themselves.
- Massalia and its dependent territory enjoyed a privileged status within the province as an independent republic allied to Rome with territories extending along the Mediterranean littoral.
- They exported the wines of Lebanon (and the wine-making practices of Canaan) along the littorals of North Africa and to Spain, Sardinia, and Sicily.
- One concept - Objective Maneuver from the Sea - was developed in response to future threats along the littorals, which are characterized by large cities, well-populated areas, and the intersection of trade routes.
Synonyms
seashore, seaside, beach, coast, coastal region, seaboard, sea coast, bank, lakeside, verge, edge, shoreline, waterside, front, shoreside, foreshore, sand, sands
1. 1.1Ecology The littoral zone.
  〔生态〕海岸带
  Example sentencesExamples
  In 1907, erosion increased, eating away the coastal littoral beneath Keta.
  That was in the context, your Honour, of a sanitary survey or, if you want to call it another thing, a pollution audit, to get around and find the points of pollution around this particular littoral around the lake.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin littoralis, from litus, litor- 'shore'.

lido from late 17th century:
This word for a public open-air swimming pool or bathing beach comes from Italian Lido, the name of a famous Venetian bathing beach. This comes from Italian lido ‘shore’, from Latin litus, also found in words like littoral (mid 17th century).

Rhymes

literal, presbyteral

Definition of littoral in US English:

littoral

adjectiveˈlidərəlˈlɪdərəl

1Relating to or situated on the shore of the sea or a lake.
（与）海岸（有关）的；（与）湖岸（有关）的
the littoral states of the Indian Ocean
印度洋沿岸国家。
Example sentencesExamples
- Moscow and Tehran recently avoided a potentially damaging row over the legal status of the Caspian Sea and sharing its energy resources by putting off the summit of the littoral states.
- The Atlantic would become a dead sea strategically, its littoral states and their continents declining to marginal status.
- Efforts already under way to improve operational effectiveness in littoral waters against a continental power armed with modern missiles and asymmetric capabilities and tactics must be continued.
- However, the measurable distance from the sea bed to the sea surface is limited to around 50 meters, so the sensors cannot function in the open ocean, only in littoral areas.
- Three of the five Caspian littoral countries (Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan) are landlocked.
1. 1.1Ecology Relating to or denoting the zone of the seashore between high- and low-water marks, or the zone near a lake shore with rooted vegetation.
  〔生态〕（与）潮间带（有关）的；（与）湖岸带（有关）的
  limpets and other littoral mollusks
  帽贝和其他海岸软体动物。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The littoral sediments of the experimental lakes are primarily flocculent organic material including abundant epipelon.
  The small plot of littoral rainforest remnant is under pressure from weed, drainage and erosion and needs restoration.
  Third, germination of papyrus from seed may have been hampered by residual saline porewater in littoral soils.
  Similarly, redundancy analysis showed that minimum winter or spring temperature significantly influenced the relative abundance of littoral taxa in seven lakes.
  Many wetlands around the world are characterized by shallow water, dense vegetation in the littoral zones, no significant riverine inflow and minimal circulation.
  Synonyms
  coastal, seaside

nounˈlidərəlˈlɪdərəl

1A region lying along a shore.
沿岸地区
irrigated regions of the Mediterranean littoral
地中海沿岸灌溉区。
Example sentencesExamples
- They exported the wines of Lebanon (and the wine-making practices of Canaan) along the littorals of North Africa and to Spain, Sardinia, and Sicily.
- In this initiative he reversed the whole purpose of Sweden's great mission to its people stranded along the Delaware littoral, which had been to preserve their national character in the midst of Pennsylvanian chaos.
- Yet the countries along its littoral have no means of providing security to themselves.
- One concept - Objective Maneuver from the Sea - was developed in response to future threats along the littorals, which are characterized by large cities, well-populated areas, and the intersection of trade routes.
- Massalia and its dependent territory enjoyed a privileged status within the province as an independent republic allied to Rome with territories extending along the Mediterranean littoral.
Synonyms
seashore, seaside, beach, coast, coastal region, seaboard, sea coast, bank, lakeside, verge, edge, shoreline, waterside, front, shoreside, foreshore, sand, sands
1. 1.1Ecology The littoral zone.
  〔生态〕海岸带
  Example sentencesExamples
  In 1907, erosion increased, eating away the coastal littoral beneath Keta.
  That was in the context, your Honour, of a sanitary survey or, if you want to call it another thing, a pollution audit, to get around and find the points of pollution around this particular littoral around the lake.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin littoralis, from litus, litor- ‘shore’.

词汇	littoral
释义	Definition of littoral in English: littoral adjective ˈlɪt(ə)r(ə)lˈlɪdərəl 1Relating to or situated on the shore of the sea or a lake. （与）海岸（有关）的；（与）湖岸（有关）的 the littoral states of the Indian Ocean 印度洋沿岸国家。 Example sentencesExamples The Atlantic would become a dead sea strategically, its littoral states and their continents declining to marginal status. Three of the five Caspian littoral countries (Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan) are landlocked. Moscow and Tehran recently avoided a potentially damaging row over the legal status of the Caspian Sea and sharing its energy resources by putting off the summit of the littoral states. However, the measurable distance from the sea bed to the sea surface is limited to around 50 meters, so the sensors cannot function in the open ocean, only in littoral areas. Efforts already under way to improve operational effectiveness in littoral waters against a continental power armed with modern missiles and asymmetric capabilities and tactics must be continued. 1.1Ecology Relating to or denoting the zone of the seashore between high- and low-water marks, or the zone near a lake shore with rooted vegetation. 〔生态〕（与）潮间带（有关）的；（与）湖岸带（有关）的 limpets and other littoral molluscs 帽贝和其他海岸软体动物。 Example sentencesExamples Third, germination of papyrus from seed may have been hampered by residual saline porewater in littoral soils. Many wetlands around the world are characterized by shallow water, dense vegetation in the littoral zones, no significant riverine inflow and minimal circulation. The littoral sediments of the experimental lakes are primarily flocculent organic material including abundant epipelon. The small plot of littoral rainforest remnant is under pressure from weed, drainage and erosion and needs restoration. Similarly, redundancy analysis showed that minimum winter or spring temperature significantly influenced the relative abundance of littoral taxa in seven lakes. Synonyms coastal, seaside noun ˈlɪt(ə)r(ə)lˈlɪdərəl 1A region lying along a shore. 沿岸地区 irrigated regions of the Mediterranean littoral 地中海沿岸灌溉区。 Example sentencesExamples In this initiative he reversed the whole purpose of Sweden's great mission to its people stranded along the Delaware littoral, which had been to preserve their national character in the midst of Pennsylvanian chaos. Yet the countries along its littoral have no means of providing security to themselves. Massalia and its dependent territory enjoyed a privileged status within the province as an independent republic allied to Rome with territories extending along the Mediterranean littoral. They exported the wines of Lebanon (and the wine-making practices of Canaan) along the littorals of North Africa and to Spain, Sardinia, and Sicily. One concept - Objective Maneuver from the Sea - was developed in response to future threats along the littorals, which are characterized by large cities, well-populated areas, and the intersection of trade routes. Synonyms seashore, seaside, beach, coast, coastal region, seaboard, sea coast, bank, lakeside, verge, edge, shoreline, waterside, front, shoreside, foreshore, sand, sands 1.1Ecology The littoral zone. 〔生态〕海岸带 Example sentencesExamples In 1907, erosion increased, eating away the coastal littoral beneath Keta. That was in the context, your Honour, of a sanitary survey or, if you want to call it another thing, a pollution audit, to get around and find the points of pollution around this particular littoral around the lake. Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin littoralis, from litus, litor- 'shore'. lido from late 17th century: This word for a public open-air swimming pool or bathing beach comes from Italian Lido, the name of a famous Venetian bathing beach. This comes from Italian lido ‘shore’, from Latin litus, also found in words like littoral (mid 17th century). Rhymes literal, presbyteral Definition of littoral in US English: littoral adjectiveˈlidərəlˈlɪdərəl 1Relating to or situated on the shore of the sea or a lake. （与）海岸（有关）的；（与）湖岸（有关）的 the littoral states of the Indian Ocean 印度洋沿岸国家。 Example sentencesExamples Moscow and Tehran recently avoided a potentially damaging row over the legal status of the Caspian Sea and sharing its energy resources by putting off the summit of the littoral states. The Atlantic would become a dead sea strategically, its littoral states and their continents declining to marginal status. Efforts already under way to improve operational effectiveness in littoral waters against a continental power armed with modern missiles and asymmetric capabilities and tactics must be continued. However, the measurable distance from the sea bed to the sea surface is limited to around 50 meters, so the sensors cannot function in the open ocean, only in littoral areas. Three of the five Caspian littoral countries (Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan) are landlocked. 1.1Ecology Relating to or denoting the zone of the seashore between high- and low-water marks, or the zone near a lake shore with rooted vegetation. 〔生态〕（与）潮间带（有关）的；（与）湖岸带（有关）的 limpets and other littoral mollusks 帽贝和其他海岸软体动物。 Example sentencesExamples The littoral sediments of the experimental lakes are primarily flocculent organic material including abundant epipelon. The small plot of littoral rainforest remnant is under pressure from weed, drainage and erosion and needs restoration. Third, germination of papyrus from seed may have been hampered by residual saline porewater in littoral soils. Similarly, redundancy analysis showed that minimum winter or spring temperature significantly influenced the relative abundance of littoral taxa in seven lakes. Many wetlands around the world are characterized by shallow water, dense vegetation in the littoral zones, no significant riverine inflow and minimal circulation. Synonyms coastal, seaside nounˈlidərəlˈlɪdərəl 1A region lying along a shore. 沿岸地区 irrigated regions of the Mediterranean littoral 地中海沿岸灌溉区。 Example sentencesExamples They exported the wines of Lebanon (and the wine-making practices of Canaan) along the littorals of North Africa and to Spain, Sardinia, and Sicily. In this initiative he reversed the whole purpose of Sweden's great mission to its people stranded along the Delaware littoral, which had been to preserve their national character in the midst of Pennsylvanian chaos. Yet the countries along its littoral have no means of providing security to themselves. One concept - Objective Maneuver from the Sea - was developed in response to future threats along the littorals, which are characterized by large cities, well-populated areas, and the intersection of trade routes. Massalia and its dependent territory enjoyed a privileged status within the province as an independent republic allied to Rome with territories extending along the Mediterranean littoral. Synonyms seashore, seaside, beach, coast, coastal region, seaboard, sea coast, bank, lakeside, verge, edge, shoreline, waterside, front, shoreside, foreshore, sand, sands 1.1Ecology The littoral zone. 〔生态〕海岸带 Example sentencesExamples In 1907, erosion increased, eating away the coastal littoral beneath Keta. That was in the context, your Honour, of a sanitary survey or, if you want to call it another thing, a pollution audit, to get around and find the points of pollution around this particular littoral around the lake. Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin littoralis, from litus, litor- ‘shore’.
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