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mid-oceanic ridge definition

mid-oceanic ridge (mid ō′s̸hē an′ik)

the continuous, double-ridged chain of mountains on the ocean floor, extending through the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and into the Indian and Pacific oceans
also called mid-ocean ridge (mid ō′s̸hən)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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