landmass

/land-mas/US // ˈlændˌmæs //UK // (ˈlændˌmæs) //

陆地,陆地面积,陆地群,地陆

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
Geology.
- : a part of the continental crust above sea level having a distinct identity, as a continent or large island.

The group’s president, Mike McCarter, says the expanded state he envisions would become the country’s third-largest in terms of landmass.
Strontium from older landmasses has a slightly different chemical signature than strontium from newer ones, so looking at the isotopes in people’s tooth enamel lets researchers determine roughly where they lived throughout their lifetimes.
Mars’ lava flows were jaw-droppingly prolific, often producing enough lava to bury a landmass the size of the United Kingdom in a matter of weeks.
Alternatively, perhaps northern newcomers to South America evolved into many more species once they infiltrated the new landmass.
But even Queens and Brooklyn are part of the larger landmass that makes up Long Island.
The largest of an archipelago of islands, Santorini is the vestige of a single volcanic landmass that erupted around 1600 BC.
On both sides, paths slant down to the river as it splits around the 4-acre landmass.
During part of this volcanic activity, Canyon Mountain stood as a high landmass, but finally it too was deeply buried.
Across the ocean from the island there was another landmass, whose far edges were not in sight.

/land-mas/US // ˈlændˌmæs //UK // (ˈlændˌmæs) //

陆地,陆地面积,陆地群,地陆

n.名词 noun

1
Geology.
- : a part of the continental crust above sea level having a distinct identity, as a continent or large island.

The group’s president, Mike McCarter, says the expanded state he envisions would become the country’s third-largest in terms of landmass.
Strontium from older landmasses has a slightly different chemical signature than strontium from newer ones, so looking at the isotopes in people’s tooth enamel lets researchers determine roughly where they lived throughout their lifetimes.
Mars’ lava flows were jaw-droppingly prolific, often producing enough lava to bury a landmass the size of the United Kingdom in a matter of weeks.
Alternatively, perhaps northern newcomers to South America evolved into many more species once they infiltrated the new landmass.
But even Queens and Brooklyn are part of the larger landmass that makes up Long Island.
The largest of an archipelago of islands, Santorini is the vestige of a single volcanic landmass that erupted around 1600 BC.
On both sides, paths slant down to the river as it splits around the 4-acre landmass.
During part of this volcanic activity, Canyon Mountain stood as a high landmass, but finally it too was deeply buried.
Across the ocean from the island there was another landmass, whose far edges were not in sight.