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Abyssal noun {n}

Abyssal   /abʏˈsaːl/
  • Ökologie, Biogeographie: Die Tiefsee unterhalb der durchlichteten Stufe bis hin zum Meeresgrund
 abyssal zone

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abyssal adjective

  /əˈbɪs.l̩/
  • (geography) Of or belonging to the ocean depths, especially below 2000 metres (6500 ft): abyssal zone. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
 abyssisch

abyss noun

  /æˈbɪs/ , /əˈbɪs/
  • (frequently, figurative) A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable; any void space. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
  • Moral depravity; vast intellectual or moral depth.
 Abgrund
  • Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
 Abgrund, Hölle
abyssal zone
Abyssal
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