Undersea
adjective
Located, occurring, or happening below the surface of the sea.
There are many undersea creatures that we still haven't discovered.

Often appears as...
- undersea exploration
- undersea creatures
adjective
Used to describe activities done in the sea.
The undersea research conducted by the team revealed new species.

Often appears as...
- undersea research
- undersea exploration
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Located, occurring, or happening below the surface of the sea.
There are many undersea creatures that we still haven't discovered.

Often appears as...
- undersea exploration
- undersea creatures
adjective
Used to describe activities done in the sea.
The undersea research conducted by the team revealed new species.

Often appears as...
- undersea research
- undersea exploration
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 2

Physical Locale
Refers to something physically below sea level, not just related to water.

The sunken ship became an undersea habitat for marine life.
Not Above Sea
The 'undersea' tag implies the object isn't visible above the sea level.

The undersea pipeline is completely hidden from view.
Implies Mystery
'Undersea' carries an aura of the unknown, as much of it remains unexplored.

Legends often tell of undersea kingdoms and lost cities.
Compare with
submarineunderwater
Video examples
David Gallo: The deep...
they'll put their eyes right up to the window and peek inside the sub. This is really a world within a world, and we're going to show you two. In this case, we're passing down through the mid-ocean and we see creatures like this. This is kind of like an undersea rooster. This guy, that looks incredibly formal, in a way. And then one of my favorites. What a face!
Video examples
The Surprising...
the first undersea journey to the geographic north pole the cold war scramble has the u.s looking for every available advantage the military is pouring funding into science like never before they're even looking at the animal world which brings us
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What Sperm Whales Can...
beneath I think the ocean for me has always represented this place of great potential discovery and as I grew older I just wanted to explore the undersea world to get a great picture of a whale or of multiple whales many things have to line up
Video examples
The future of...
are global players now I first started mapping undersea cables five years ago and I just I would never predict it just how fast and how profound the change has been and it hasn't stopped there all this capacity coming to the shores of
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The secrets I find on...
which is shown by the box, is really one of the strongest currents in the world coming through here, flowing from west to east. It's very turbulently mixed, because it's moving over those great big undersea mountains,
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TED Prize wish: Protect...
forty-nine years ago one-way trips are easy we need new deep diving submarines how about some X prizes for ocean Explorer raishin hmm we need to see deep trenches the undersea mountains and understand
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Utopian Underwater...
they plan for whole cities underwater fed by undersea hydropower stations minerals would be mined from the seabed processed on site and then transported to deep-sea ports and freight submarines
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Do Shark Stories Help...
invite you to join our exploration of a forbidden domain the undersea world of the sharks the way that dr thompson's face lit up when she saw this doc again was priceless
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The Sea Otter's...
urchins without them small undersea life would over graze destroying the kelp forests that feed and protect marine mammals
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Cuttlefish Hypnotises...
in the world undersea cities crammed full of life
Video examples
David Gallo: The deep...
they'll put their eyes right up to the window and peek inside the sub. This is really a world within a world, and we're going to show you two. In this case, we're passing down through the mid-ocean and we see creatures like this. This is kind of like an undersea rooster. This guy, that looks incredibly formal, in a way. And then one of my favorites. What a face!
Video examples
The Surprising...
the first undersea journey to the geographic north pole the cold war scramble has the u.s looking for every available advantage the military is pouring funding into science like never before they're even looking at the animal world which brings us
Video examples
What Sperm Whales Can...
beneath I think the ocean for me has always represented this place of great potential discovery and as I grew older I just wanted to explore the undersea world to get a great picture of a whale or of multiple whales many things have to line up
Video examples
The future of...
are global players now I first started mapping undersea cables five years ago and I just I would never predict it just how fast and how profound the change has been and it hasn't stopped there all this capacity coming to the shores of
Video examples
The secrets I find on...
which is shown by the box, is really one of the strongest currents in the world coming through here, flowing from west to east. It's very turbulently mixed, because it's moving over those great big undersea mountains,
Video examples
TED Prize wish: Protect...
forty-nine years ago one-way trips are easy we need new deep diving submarines how about some X prizes for ocean Explorer raishin hmm we need to see deep trenches the undersea mountains and understand
Video examples
Utopian Underwater...
they plan for whole cities underwater fed by undersea hydropower stations minerals would be mined from the seabed processed on site and then transported to deep-sea ports and freight submarines
Video examples
Do Shark Stories Help...
invite you to join our exploration of a forbidden domain the undersea world of the sharks the way that dr thompson's face lit up when she saw this doc again was priceless
Video examples
The Sea Otter's...
urchins without them small undersea life would over graze destroying the kelp forests that feed and protect marine mammals
Video examples
Cuttlefish Hypnotises...
in the world undersea cities crammed full of life
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Quote examples
Stephen Hillenburg
American Actor
I thought, well, what about a show that stars undersea creatures, and some of the ones you rarely see animated. So, from there, I just started drawing different animals in a kind of a setting that was this nautical world. It's not realistic but sort of a fantastic environment.

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Frank Gaffney
American Writer
If the area were on or near the U.S. continental shelf, such data could well provide an enemy with strategically invaluable insights into undersea access routes that could be used to attack some of the millions of Americans who live on or near our coasts.

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Laurel Clark
American Astronaut
The Navy's paid for you to go through school, and then they need doctors to go out and take care of people who are in various different parts of the world. I decided to pay back my time first as an undersea medical officer. I was stationed in Scotland.

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Fred Wilson
American Businessman
We need new medical approaches to preventing and/or curing disease. We need new scientific approaches to generating, storing, and being more efficient with energy. Maybe we need more space exploration. Maybe we need more undersea exploration.

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Dennis Muilenburg
American Businessman
Unmanned airplanes - and more broadly, autonomy in space, in the air, undersea - is a big future area for Boeing and an area where we are continuing to build out collaborations. So we are always looking for partners in that arena.

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Erik Larson
American Author
The toilet from time to time imparted to the boat the scent of a cholera hospital and could be flushed only when the U-boat was on the surface or at shallow depths, lest the undersea pressure blow material back into the vessel.

Quote examples
Stephen Hillenburg
American Actor
In the spring of 1996, I was working for Nickelodeon on a show called 'Rocko's Modern Life,' and I was interested at the time in doing a show about the ocean, an undersea show.

Quote examples
Stephen Hillenburg
American Actor
Everybody's got some fascination with undersea life, don't you think?

Quote examples
Stephen Hillenburg
American Actor
I thought, well, what about a show that stars undersea creatures, and some of the ones you rarely see animated. So, from there, I just started drawing different animals in a kind of a setting that was this nautical world. It's not realistic but sort of a fantastic environment.

Quote examples
Frank Gaffney
American Writer
If the area were on or near the U.S. continental shelf, such data could well provide an enemy with strategically invaluable insights into undersea access routes that could be used to attack some of the millions of Americans who live on or near our coasts.

Quote examples
Laurel Clark
American Astronaut
The Navy's paid for you to go through school, and then they need doctors to go out and take care of people who are in various different parts of the world. I decided to pay back my time first as an undersea medical officer. I was stationed in Scotland.

Quote examples
Fred Wilson
American Businessman
We need new medical approaches to preventing and/or curing disease. We need new scientific approaches to generating, storing, and being more efficient with energy. Maybe we need more space exploration. Maybe we need more undersea exploration.

Quote examples
Dennis Muilenburg
American Businessman
Unmanned airplanes - and more broadly, autonomy in space, in the air, undersea - is a big future area for Boeing and an area where we are continuing to build out collaborations. So we are always looking for partners in that arena.

Quote examples
Erik Larson
American Author
The toilet from time to time imparted to the boat the scent of a cholera hospital and could be flushed only when the U-boat was on the surface or at shallow depths, lest the undersea pressure blow material back into the vessel.

Quote examples
Stephen Hillenburg
American Actor
In the spring of 1996, I was working for Nickelodeon on a show called 'Rocko's Modern Life,' and I was interested at the time in doing a show about the ocean, an undersea show.

Quote examples
Stephen Hillenburg
American Actor
Everybody's got some fascination with undersea life, don't you think?

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