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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.]
 abisal

abyss noun

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