Meanings
adjectiveintrashelf (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyWithin a single shelf.
The Skały Beds, well-known for their rich and well-preserved fauna, reflect sedimentation in a relatively deep-water, intrashelf setting […]
2015 September 4, “Stable Isotope Signatures of Middle Palaeozoic Ahermatypic Rugose Corals – Deciphering Secondary Alteration, Vital Fractionation Effects, and Palaeoecological Implications”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁énteros
- Latin*interus
- Latinintrā
- Englishintra-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)kelH-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)kel(H)-p-
- Proto-Germanic*skelfō
- Proto-West Germanic*skelfu:
- Proto-West Germanic*skilfijā
- Old Englishsċylfe?
- Middle Englishschelfe
- Englishshelf
- Englishintrashelf
Cite this entry
APA
intrashelf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intrashelf
MLA
“intrashelf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intrashelf. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intrashelf,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intrashelf.
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