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# undersea

adjective; adverb (rare)

«undersea» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Undersea means below the surface of the sea or happening under the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undersea/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science lessons it describes the world beneath the waves: undersea mountains, volcanoes, cables, caves and creatures. In stories, explorers in submarines visit undersea cities. Phrases: «undersea world», «undersea cable», «undersea volcano», «undersea tunnel».

### Examples

- Divers explored the undersea caves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undersea/#x1)
- An undersea cable carries internet signals across the ocean. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undersea/#x2)
- Some islands are the tops of undersea volcanoes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undersea/#x3)
- The film showed the colourful undersea world of a coral reef. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undersea/#x4)
- A train goes through an undersea tunnel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undersea/#x5)
- The mermaid lived in an undersea palace. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undersea/#x6)

### Note

Adjective, one word, usually before a noun: «undersea creatures». Similar: «underwater» (under any water), «submarine» (adjective meaning under the sea). Not «under sea» as two words in this use.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «undersea» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undersea/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«undersea» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/undersea.html) on Mova free.