lit·to·ral

lit·to·ral
/ˈlıtərəl/ adj
technical : of, relating to, or having a coast

littoral waters

a littoral country [=a country that has a coast]

littoral noun, pl -rals [count]

the Atlantic littoral [=coastal region]


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  • lit|o|ral — «LIHT uhr uhl», adjective, noun. = littoral. (Cf. ↑littoral) …   Useful english dictionary

  • lit|to|ral — «LIHT uhr uhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of a shore. 2. on or near the shore, especially living near the shore. –n. a region along the shore: »the Mediterranean littoral of France. Also, litoral. ╂[< Latin lītorālis < lītus shore] …   Useful english dictionary

  • sub|lit|to|ral — «suhb LIHT uhr uhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. near the seacoast: »a sublittoral plant. 2. of or having to do with the area of an ocean from low tide to the edge of the continental shelf. –n. a sublittoral area or region …   Useful english dictionary

  • ral — ac·ral; ad·e·no·neu·ral; ad·lit·to·ral; ad·mi·ral; am·bu·lac·ral; amo·ral·i·ty; am·phi·crib·ral; am·y·ral·dism; au·gu·ral; au·ral; au·ro·ral; ba·su·ral; bed·ral; blas·to·po·ral; bleph·a·ral; cae·su·ral; cap·ral·de·hyde; chap·ar·ral; chlo·ral;… …   English syllables

  • lit — ad·lit·to·ral; aero·lit·ics; al·lit·er·al; al·lit·er·a·tion; al·lit·er·a·tion·al; al·lit·er·a·tive; al·lit·er·a·tor; al·lit·ic; apo·lit·i·cal; az·o·lit·min; bac·u·lit·i·cone; be·lit·tle; be·lit·tle·ment; be·lit·tler; cal·lit·ri·cha·ceous;… …   English syllables

  • lit|er|al|i|ty — «LIHT uh RAL uh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. the quality or fact of being literal. 2. an instance of this …   Useful english dictionary

  • littoral — lit·to·ral …   English syllables

  • littoral — lit|to|ral [ lıtərəl ] adjective FORMAL relating to or near the coast: COASTAL ╾ lit|to|ral noun singular …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • littoral cell — lit·to·ral cell lit ə rəl , .ral n one of the reticuloendothelial cells lining the sinuses of the various reticular organs of the body …   Medical dictionary

  • littoral — lit·to·ral (litґə rəl) pertaining to the shore of a large body of water …   Medical dictionary

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