atoll

Signification (Anglais)

A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform.

Concepts

atoll

récif corallien circulaire

Synonymes

circular coral reef

lagoon island

atoll reef

Traductions

atolón

atollo

Atoll

atol

atol

atol

koraaleiland

mercanada

ατόλλη

atol

κοραλλιογενές νησί

δακτυλιοειδής νήσος

atòl

ringförmige Koralleninsel

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈætɒl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from Portuguese atol, from Dhivehi އަތޮޅު (atoḷu), possibly from Prakrit *𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀻𑀞 (*saṃtīṭha), from Sanskrit *संतीर्थ (*saṃtīrtha, “level ford”). The traditional etymology from Persian آبتل (âb-tal, “water-hillock”) is unlikely.