Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sea level

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.90 in modern English

Syllables: sea lev-el
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The summit of Everest is 5.5 miles above sea level."
"An altimeter is used for measuring height above sea level."

Usage

Inflected Forms

sea levels (plural)

Derived Forms

fasl masl

Synonyms

mean sea level MSL

Questions

What does sea level mean?: The nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured.

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