Lowstand
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lowstand is a noun meaning (geology) An interval during which the sea level was below the edge of a continental shelf.
Meaning
(geology) An interval during which the sea level was below the edge of a continental shelf.
Word Forms
- lowstands
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include highstand, backshore, shelfbreak, littoral, sublittoral, supralittoral.
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