coral

Isıtıcı sular, mercan resiflerine zarar verir ve birçok deniz türünün verimini, bolluğunu ve üretkenliğini değiştirir. - Warmer waters harm coral reefs and alter the distribution, abundance, and productivity of many marine species.

mediterranean red coral

(Denizbilim) mercan

african coral snake

afrika mercan yılanı

asian coral snake

asya mercan yılanı

australian coral snake

avustralya mercan yılanı

golden coral

altın mercan

green tipped coral

mercan kayalığı/resifi

fossil coral

(Arkeoloji) mercan fosili

navigation in coral region

(Askeri) mercan bolgelerinde seyir

English - English

Definition of coral in English English dictionary: A female given name
Where are you from originally, Coral? / Indiana. / Lots of Corals out there, I bet. / She hesitated, seemed about to flare, and then smiled instead, showing a little gap between two front teeth. Well, it was Cora Lucille, I guess, she said, still smiling, looking very much like a Cora Lucille in that moment.; A somewhat yellowish pink colour, the colour of red coral
coral colour:.; Made of coral; A hard substance made of the limestone skeletons of marine polyps; A colony of marine polyps; Having the yellowish pink colour of coral; A hard, calcareous, organic substance that is the skeleton of certain polyps, small marine invertebrates that live in colonies The variety used in jewellery is precious coral, which is compact and solid, without visible indentations The colours shade from pinkish white to pale pink and ok-blood red It is mainly used as beads or set en cabochon; {n} a genus of animals and their shells, growing in the sea, a child's ronament; Similar structures are also formed by some Bryozoa; a general term used to describe a group of cnidarians; indicates the presence of skeletal material that is embedded in the living tissue or encloses the animal altogether; {s} made of coral; of coral color; A group of invertebrate animals related to sea anemones Individual coral animals have soft bodies topped by a ring of stinging tentacles for catching food Some kinds of coral build hard limestone skeletons; when they die, other corals build on top until a great reef is formed; A bottom-dwelling, sessile, marine coelenterate; some are solitary individuals, but the majority grow in colonies; they secret external skeletons of calcium carbonate; a deep pink; Corals are very small sea animals; The name coral comes from the Greek, although the meaning is not known Red or pink coral is the calcified skeletons of organisims that live in salt waters along the coasts of the Western Mediterranian, Bay of Biscay, Canary Isles, Malayasian Archepelago and Japan Black coral is found around the waters off northern Australia and also in the Red Sea A R T Precious & Collectible Jewelry; Calcareous, rocklike material formed by secretions of corals and coralline algae The white type is very hard, while the gray type tends to be soft, brittle, and extremely porous; unfertilized lobster roe; reddens in cooking; used as garnish or to color sauces; a variable color averaging a deep pink; Something that is coral is dark orangey-pink in colour. coral lipstick. the coral-colored flower buds. pink or reddish-orange in colour. Any of about 2,300 species of marine cnidarians in the class Anthozoa that are characterized by stonelike, horny, or leathery skeletons (external or internal). The skeletons of these animals are also called coral. Corals are found in warm seas worldwide. The body is of the polyp type. Soft, horny, and blue corals are colonial in habit (i.e., they live in large groups). Stony corals, the most familiar and widely distributed forms, are both colonial and solitary. Atolls and coral reefs, which are composed of stony coral, grow at an average rate of 0.2-1.1 in. (0.5-2.8 cm) per year. See also sea fan. coral reef Coral Sea coral snake; n a group of small crustacean animals that live in shallow salt water seas The shells of these animals build upon old shells forming a large deposit called a coral reef Coral Reefs are erosion resistant and help protect the coastal shores, but are also very fragile Because coral and coral reefs are living things, they are easily killed; of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color; Subclass in the Cowardin et al wetland classification referring to widely distributed, well-adapted, highly diverse and productive ecosystems characteristic of shallow waters in warm seas (Cowardin et al 1979); the precious coral of the jewelry industry, essentially is composed of calcium carbonate, and much of it is fished from sea beds in the Mediterranean, Japan, and some from the Hawaiian Islands It's fairly soft, about 3-4 hardness Coral can come in many colors, from yellow orange, pink, deep salmon pink and rarely amethyst-violet colors; Formed when small sea animals create living quarters, coral comes in colors ranging from vivid orange to palest pink During the mid-Victorian large brooches of coral finely carved in high-relief floral sprays, or faces were popular At the turn of the century, small natural pieces of branch coral or small cameos of coral were more popular; The ovaries of a cooked lobster; so called from their color; marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs; a substance found underwater, made up of the skeletons of tiny sea creatures; A piece of coral, usually fitted with small bells and other appurtenances, used by children as a plaything; Invertebrates that secrete an internal, hard skeleton structure composed of calcium carbonate, which is absorbed from the surrounding water; Love and harmony Emotional Foundation Coral protects and strengthens one's emotional foundation Balances physical energy and relaxes tensions Carries the creative vibrations of the sea PLANETS: Venus, Neptune; invertebrates that secrete an internal, hard skeletal structure composed of calcium carbonate, which is absorbed from the surrounding water; n karang; Coral is a hard substance formed from the bones of very small sea animals. It is often used to make jewellery. The women have elaborate necklaces of turquoise and pink coral; The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa, and of a few Hydrozoa; The hard, calcareous, white, red or black, skeleton of any or a variety of marine invertebrate animals Collectively they form reefs In the case of Coral Calcium from Okinawa, it is all the Sango variety; {i} hard colored skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps; reef of such skeletons; anything made of coral (jewelry, etc.); deep pink color; unfertilized eggs of lobster; marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs a variable color averaging a deep pink unfertilized lobster roe; reddens in cooking; used as garnish or to color sauces the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color; the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry
Coral Sea: A marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean off the north-east coast of Australia
Coral Springs: a city in Florida named for its natural spring water
coral bleaching: The loss of colour in a coral reef due to the loss of symbiotic algae as a result of stress
coral reef: A mound or hummock of compacted coral skeletons
coral reefs: plural form of coral reef
coral snake: Any of various venomous snakes of the genera Micrurus and Micruroides, native to tropical South America and Southern USA and having bright bands of red, yellow and black
coral snakes: plural form of coral snake
coral tree: The collective term for plants of the genus Erythrina
coral vine: A species of flowering plant, native to western Australia, with red or scarlet flowers
coral vines: plural form of coral vine
Coral Sea: An arm of the southwest Pacific Ocean bounded by northeast Australia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. It was the scene of a U.S. World War II naval victory in May 1942. Part of the South Pacific Ocean. It is located between Queensland, Australia, on the west and Vanuatu and New Caledonia on the east, and bordered on the north by Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Occupying an area of 1,849,800 sq mi (4,791,000 sq km), it merges with the Tasman Sea and Solomon Sea and is connected to the Arafura Sea via the Torres Strait. It was named for its many coral formations, including the Great Barrier Reef. During World War II it was the scene of a strategic U.S. naval and air victory over the Japanese (1942)
Coral Sea: {i} area of the Pacific Ocean between Australia New Guinea and the Solomon Islands; scene of the Battle of the Coral Sea, WW II battle in 1942 fought between the USA and Japan in the skies over the Pacific Ocean (resulted in American victory)
Coral Sea Islands: {i} Coral Sea Islands Territory, islands in the Coral Sea that are the territory of Australia (situated northeast of Australia)
Coral Sea Islands Territory: {i} Coral Sea Islands, islands in the Coral Sea that are the territory of Australia (situated northeast of Australia)
Coral Springs: A city of southeast Florida, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale. Population: 79,443
coral bead: {i} type of flowering plant found in Australasia and South America and the Southern Hemisphere
coral beads: {i} string of coral beads, necklace maded of coral beads
coral bean tree: deciduous shrub having racemes of deep scarlet-red flowers and black-spotted red seeds
coral bleaching: n: The loss of color from a coral as it expels its zooxanthellae-usually a stress response
coral bleaching: the process in which a coral polyp, under environmental stress, expels its symbiotic zooxanthellae from its body The affected coral colony appears whitened
coral bleaching: A whitening of corals indicative of colony stress, where symbiotic algal cells, or zooxanthellae, either leave or are ejected from the colonies
coral bush: Australian shrub having simple obovate leaves and brilliant scarlet flowers
coral drops: half-hardy Mexican herb cultivated for its drooping terminal umbels of showy red-and-white flowers
coral fish: type of fish that lives in coral reefs
coral fish: Any bright-colored fish of the genera Chætodon, Pomacentrus, Apogon, and related genera, which live among reef corals
coral fungus: Any of numerous fungi, especially of the family Clavariaceae, whose often brightly colored spore-bearing structures are club-shaped to intricately branched and resemble coral
coral fungus: any of numerous fungi of the family Clavariaceae often brightly colored that grow in often intricately branched clusters like coral
coral gem: low-growing much-branched perennial of Canary Islands having orange-red to scarlet or purple flowers; naturalized in United States
coral necklace: glabrous annual with slender taproot and clusters of white flowers; western Europe especially western Mediterranean and Atlantic coastal areas
coral pea: any of various Australian climbing plants of the genus Kennedia having scarlet flowers
coral pink: A moderate to deep yellowish pink
coral reef: a reef made up of corals, other organic substances, and limestone
coral reef: a reef consisting of coral consolidated into limestone
coral reef: n a mound of living creatures with hard shell skeletons (coral) building a home in shallow salt water locations As animals die others grow onto the dead skeletons and continue the building of the reef The mound usually encompasses tropical islands
coral reef: a wave-resistant structure resulting from cementation processes and the skeletal construction of hermatypic corals, calcareous algae, and other calcium carbonate-secreting organisms
coral reef: a ridge or mound made by colonies of tiny coral animals; found only in shallow regions of tropical oceans
coral reef: A coral reef is a long narrow mass of coral and other substances, the top of which is usually just above or just below the surface of the sea. An unspoilt coral reef encloses the bay. An erosion-resistant marine ridge or mound consisting chiefly of compacted coral together with algal material and biochemically deposited magnesium and calcium carbonates. a line of hard rocks formed by coral, found in warm sea water that is not very deep. Ridge or hummock formed in shallow ocean areas from the external skeletons of corals. The skeleton consists of calcium carbonate (CaCO3), or limestone. A coral reef may grow into a permanent coral island, or it may take one of four principal forms. Fringing reefs consist of a flat reef area around a nonreef island. Barrier reefs may lie a mile or more offshore, separated from the landmass by a lagoon or channel. Atolls are circular reefs without a central landmass. Patch reefs have irregular tablelike or pinnacle features. Smaller patches occur inside atoll lagoons; larger patches occur as isolated parts of any of the other three reef categories, and they sometimes occur completely separate from other kinds of reefs
coral reef: complex tropical marine ecosystem dominated by soft and hard (stony) corals, anemones and sea fans Stony corals are microscopic animals with an outer skeleton of calcium carbonate that form colonies and are responsible for reef building
coral reef: Marine feature produced by numerous colonies of tiny coral animals, called polyps, that create calcium carbonate structures around themselves for protection When the corals die, their vacant exterior skeletons form layers that cause the reef to grow Coral reefs are found in the coastal zones of warm tropical and subtropical oceans
coral reef: Calcareous formation produced by the activity of various living organisms
coral reef: A marine ridge or mound comprised primarily of coral, together with algal and mineral components, which forms the foundation for a biologically rich and diverse ecosystem
coral reef: ridge of coral at or near the surface of the water
coral reefs: A ridgelike or moundlike structure composed of corals and other aquatic organisms, occurring in shallow water along some subtropical and tropical shorelines
coral reefs: accumulation of rocklike deposits that are the skeletons of living creatures that occur in warm seas
coral reefs: Prominent oceanic features composed of hard, limy skeletons produced by coral animals; usually formed along edges of shallow, submerged ocean banks or along shelves in warm, shallow, tropical seas
coral root: a wildflower of the genus Corallorhiza growing from a hard mass of rhizomes associated with a fungus that aids in absorbing nutrients from the forest floor
coral sea: a Japanese defeat in World War II (May 1942); the first naval battle fought entirely by planes based on aircraft carriers an arm of the South Pacific northeast of Australia
coral snake: Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Micrurus, native to tropical America and the southern United States, characteristically having brilliant red, yellow, and black banded markings. Any of about 90 species of strongly patterned burrowing elapids. "True" forms are limited to the New World, chiefly the tropics, but similar species live in Asia and Africa. Secretive and docile, coral snakes rarely bite when handled, but the venom of some can kill a person. Most prey on other snakes. More than 50 species in the largest genus, Micrurus, range from the southern U.S. to Argentina. They are ringed with red, black, and yellow or white. The eastern coral snake, or harlequin snake (Micrurus fulvius), ranges from North Carolina and Missouri in the U.S. to northeastern Mexico and is about 30 in. (76 cm) long, with wide bands of red and black separated by yellow. The rhyme "Red on yellow, dangerous fellow" distinguishes it from similarly coloured but harmless species
coral snake: any of several venomous New World snakes brilliantly banded in red and black and either yellow or white; widely distributed in South America and Central America any of various venomous elapid snakes of Asia and Africa and Australia
coral snake: any of various venomous elapid snakes of Asia and Africa and Australia
coral tree: any of various shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Erythrina having trifoliate leaves and racemes of scarlet to coral red flowers and black seeds; cultivated as an ornamental
coral tree: Any of various mostly deciduous trees or shrubs of the genus Erythrina in the pea family, native to and widely cultivated in warm regions, having trifoliolate leaves, showy red or orange flowers, and pods containing often brightly colored seeds. Also called coral bean
coral vine: prostrate or twining woody vine with small leathery leaves and umbels of red flowers; Australia and Tasmania
coral vine: A climbing woody vine (Antigonon leptopus) native to Mexico and widely cultivated in warm regions, having heart-shaped leaves and tendril-bearing clusters of small, red to white flowers
coral-root bittercress: European bittercress having a knotted white rootstock
black coral: Any of various tropical corals of the family Antipathidae
brain coral: any of several species of coral in the shape of a brain
purple coral: A species of forest mushroom, Alloclavaria purpurea
sea whip coral: Any of a group of cnidarians, of the order Gorgonacea, that form flexible colonies with few branches
Battle of the Coral Sea: {i} WW II battle in 1942 fought between the USA and Japan in the skies over the Pacific Ocean (resulted in American victory)
Cape Coral: A city of southwest Florida on the estuary of the Caloosahatchee River southwest of Fort Myers. It is a popular resort and retirement community. Population: 74,991
african coral snake: small widely distributed arboreal snake of southern Africa banded in black and orange
asian coral snake: of India
australian coral snake: small venomous but harmless snake marked with black-and-white on red
brain coral: Any of several reef-building corals of the genus Meandrina, forming rounded colonies that resemble the convolutions of the human brain
brain coral: massive reef-building coral having a convoluted and furrowed surface
corals: plural of coral
crested coral root: orchid with yellowish-brown flowers with dark veins; southeastern Arizona to the eastern United States
early coral root: plant having clumps of nearly leafless pale yellowish to greenish stems bearing similarly colored flowers with white lower lips; northern New Mexico north through South Dakota and Washington to Alaska
eastern coral snake: ranges from Central America to southeastern United States
indian coral tree: small to medium-sized thorny tree of tropical Asia and northern Australia having dense clusters of scarlet or crimson flowers and black seeds
mushroom coral: flattened disk-shaped stony coral usually solitary
red coral: corals of especially the Mediterranean having pink or red color used for ornaments and jewelry
red coral: the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry
spotted coral root: common coral root having yellowish- or reddish- or purplish-brown leafless stems bearing loose racemes of similarly colored flowers with white purple-spotted lips; Guatemala to Canada
staghorn coral: large branching coral resembling antlers
staghorn coral: See under Stag
stony coral: corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands
stony coral: A coral with a hard calcareous skeleton, especially of the order Scleractinia
striped coral root: nearly leafless wildflower with erect reddish-purple stems bearing racemes of pale pinkish and brownish-striped flowers; western Canada to Mexico
western australia coral pea: vigorous climber of the forests of western Australia; grown for their dense racemes of attractive bright rose-purple flowers
western coral snake: ranges from Central America to southwestern United States

coral

Hyphenation

cor·al

Turkish pronunciation

kôrıl

Pronunciation

/ˈkôrəl/ /ˈkɔːrəl/

Etymology

[ kor-&l, kär- ] (noun.) 14th century. From Ancient Greek κοράλλιον (korallion, “coral”).

Common Collocations

coral reef, coral reefs

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