The Largest Tree in the World. In terms of sheer volume, the giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) known as General Sherman is a monster of a tree -- at 52,508 cubic feet, it's the world's largest tree, and perhaps the world's largest living thing.
In oceanography, a halocline (from Greek hals, halo- âsaltâ and klinein âto slopeâ) is a subtype of chemocline caused by a strong, vertical salinity gradient within a body of water.Because salinity (in concert with temperature) affects the density of seawater, it can play a role in its vertical stratification.n certain high latitude regions (such as the Arctic Ocean, Bering Sea, and the Southern Ocean) the surface waters are actually colder than the deep waters and the halocline is responsible for maintaining water column stability-isolating the surface waters from the deep waters.
Definition of HALOGEN. : any of the five elements fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, and astatine that form part of group VIIA of the periodic table and exist in the free state normally as diatomic molecules. â haÂ·logÂ·eÂ·nous \ha-Ëlae-ËlÃ¤-jÉ\ nÉs. adjective any of the five elements fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, and astatine that form part of group VIIA of the periodic table and exist in the free state normally as diatomic molecules. â haÂ·logÂ·eÂ·nous \ha-Ëlae-ËlÃ¤-jÉ\ nÉs. Adjective see halogen defined for. kids