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abyssal

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Adjective

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a=byss=al

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective abyssal has 2 senses

abyssal(a = adj.pert) Array - relating to ocean depths from 2000 to 5000 meters; Array

abyssal(s = adj.all) abysmal, unfathomable - resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable; "the abyssal depths of the ocean"

Derived form noun abyss₁

CIDE DICTIONARY

abyssal, a. [Cf. Abysmal.].

Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable. [1913 Webster]

Abyssal zone (Phys. Geog.), one of the belts or zones into which Sir E. Forbes divides the bottom of the sea in describing its plants, animals, etc. It is the one furthest from the shore, embracing all beyond one hundred fathoms deep. Hence, abyssal animals, plants, etc.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

abyssal, adj.
1 at or of the ocean depths or floor.
2 Geol. plutonic.

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