abyssal

[ uh-bis-uhl ]

/ əˈbɪs əl /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR abyssal ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

of or like an abyss; immeasurable; unfathomable.

Oceanography. of or relating to the biogeographic zone of the ocean bottom between the bathyal and hadal zones: from depths of approximately 13,000 to 21,000 feet (4,000 to 6,500 meters).

Origin of abyssal

First recorded in 1600–10; from Medieval Latin abyssālis, see origin at abyss, -al¹

Words nearby abyssal

aby, Abydos, abysm, abysmal, abyss, abyssal, Abyssinia, Abyssinian, Abyssinian banana, Abyssinian cat, Abyssinian guinea pig

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Example sentences from the Web for abyssal

No other mountains in the world are at once so continuously lofty and so near a coast which drops off to abyssal depths.
The Andes of Southern Peru|Isaiah Bowman
All are dark in color, brown, blue or violet marking the abyssal species.
Zoology: The Science of Animal Life|Ernest Ingersoll
The known deposits all point to shallow waters of epicontinental seas; no abyssal formations have been recognized.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3|Various
Some of the limestones are made of Foraminifera, together with Radiolaria, and indicate a subsidence to abyssal depths.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 2|Various

A third haunt of life is the floor of the Deep Sea, the abyssal area, which occupies more than a half of the surface of the globe.
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4)|J. Arthur Thomson

British Dictionary definitions for abyssal

abyssal

/ (əˈbɪsəl) /

adjective

of or belonging to the ocean depths, esp below 2000 metres (6500 feet)abyssal zone

geology another word for plutonic

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for abyssal

abyssal

[ ə-bĭs′əl ]

Relating to the greatest depths of the oceans and to the organisms that live there. The abyssal zone encompasses all depths below 4,000 m (13,120 ft).

Relating to the region of the ocean bottom between the bathyal and hadal zones, from depths of approximately 2,000 to 6,000 m (6,560 to 19,680 ft). The abyssal zone includes nearly two-thirds of the Earth's surface.

单词	abyssal
释义	abyssal [ uh-bis-uhl ] / əˈbɪs əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR abyssal ON THESAURUS.COM adjective of or like an abyss; immeasurable; unfathomable. Oceanography. of or relating to the biogeographic zone of the ocean bottom between the bathyal and hadal zones: from depths of approximately 13,000 to 21,000 feet (4,000 to 6,500 meters). Origin of abyssal First recorded in 1600–10; from Medieval Latin abyssālis, see origin at abyss, -al¹ Words nearby abyssal aby, Abydos, abysm, abysmal, abyss, abyssal, Abyssinia, Abyssinian, Abyssinian banana, Abyssinian cat, Abyssinian guinea pig Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for abyssal No other mountains in the world are at once so continuously lofty and so near a coast which drops off to abyssal depths. The Andes of Southern Peru\|Isaiah Bowman All are dark in color, brown, blue or violet marking the abyssal species. Zoology: The Science of Animal Life\|Ernest Ingersoll The known deposits all point to shallow waters of epicontinental seas; no abyssal formations have been recognized. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3\|Various Some of the limestones are made of Foraminifera, together with Radiolaria, and indicate a subsidence to abyssal depths. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 2\|Various A third haunt of life is the floor of the Deep Sea, the abyssal area, which occupies more than a half of the surface of the globe. The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4)\|J. Arthur Thomson British Dictionary definitions for abyssal abyssal / (əˈbɪsəl) / adjective of or belonging to the ocean depths, esp below 2000 metres (6500 feet)abyssal zone geology another word for plutonic Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to abyssal abysmal, cavernous, deep, immeasurable Scientific definitions for abyssal abyssal [ ə-bĭs′əl ] Relating to the greatest depths of the oceans and to the organisms that live there. The abyssal zone encompasses all depths below 4,000 m (13,120 ft). Relating to the region of the ocean bottom between the bathyal and hadal zones, from depths of approximately 2,000 to 6,000 m (6,560 to 19,680 ft). The abyssal zone includes nearly two-thirds of the Earth's surface. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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abyssal

adjective

Origin of abyssal

Words nearby abyssal

Example sentences from the Web for abyssal

British Dictionary definitions for abyssal

adjective

Words related to abyssal

Scientific definitions for abyssal