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Sea Fog: A type of advection fog which forms in warm moist air cooled to saturation as the air moves across cold water.

Sealer: A thin liquid applied to seal a surface, to prevent previous paint from bleeding through from the surface or to prevent undue absorption of the topcoat into the substrate.

Seamount: A mountain on the sea floor that has at least 1000 meters of local relief. Most seamounts are shield volcanoes. (See also Guyot.)

Seaplane: A water-based aircraft with a boat-hull fuselage, often amphibious.The term is also used generically to define a similar Flying Boat and a pontoon FLOATPLANE.

Sealed (Enclosure): Sometimes known as an Acoustic suspension type, the sealed enclosure is a simple design in which each woofer is mounted in a sealed, airtight box or compartment with a specific internal volu . . . View Full Definition

Sealant: A composite material used to seal the decay-prone pits, fissures, and grooves of children's teeth to prevent decay.

Sea Surface Temperature (SST): The temperature of the water's surface. It is measured using buoy and ship data, infrared satellite imagery, and coastal observations.

Sea-Floor Spreading: The horizontal movement of oceanic crust

Seaborgium (Sg): Atomic number: 106, Atomic mass: 262.94 g.mol -1, Electronegativity: unknown, Density: unknown, Melting point: unknown, Boiling point: unknown, Vanderwaals radius: unknown, Ionic radius: unk . . . View Full Definition

Seagoer: A long putt, usually used in reference to making such a putt