abyssal

Definitions


[əˈbɪsl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to or denoting the depths or bed of the ocean, especially between about 3000 and 6000 metres down
(e.g: the abyssal depths of the Atlantic)


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Origin:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘unfathomable’): from medieval Latin abyssalis ‘belonging to an abyss’ (see abyss)




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