Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deep scattering layer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables: deep- s-cat-ter-ing lay-er
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A layer of the ocean lying usually 300-500 metres deep composed of dense concentrations of pelagic animal life, that moves depending on the time of day, up at night and down during the day. It sometimes appear as if it were the seabed on sonar scopes, due to the density of life in the layer.

Etymology

From being a layer of the ocean that lies deep, and scatters sonar signals.

Inflected Forms

deep scattering layers (plural)

Derived Forms

DSL

Synonyms

DSL ECR layer Eyring-Christensen-Raitt layer false bottom phantom bottom sound scattering layer SSL

Questions

What does deep scattering layer mean?: A layer of the ocean lying usually 300-500 metres deep composed of dense concentrations of pelagic animal life, that moves depending on the time of day, up at night and down during the day. It sometimes appear as if it were the seabed on sonar scopes, due to the density of life in the layer.
Where does deep scattering layer come from?: From being a layer of the ocean that lies deep, and scatters sonar signals.

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