bathyal

[ bath-ee-uhl ]

adjectiveOceanography.
  1. of or relating to the biogeographic region of the ocean bottom between the sublittoral and abyssal zones: from depths of approximately 660 to 13,000 feet (200 to 4,000 meters).

Origin of bathyal

1
First recorded in 1925–30; bathy- + -al1

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British Dictionary definitions for bathyal

bathyal

/ (ˈbæθɪəl) /


adjective
  1. denoting or relating to an ocean depth of between 200 and 2000 metres (about 100 and 1000 fathoms), corresponding to the continental slope

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Scientific definitions for bathyal

bathyal

[ băthē-əl ]


  1. Relating to the region of the ocean bottom between the sublittoral and abyssal zones, from depths of approximately 200 to 2,000 m (656 to 6,560 ft).

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