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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAbyssal
/əˈbɪsəl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Relating to the great depths of the ocean, typically 3,000 to 6,000 meters down.
"Specialized creatures have adapted to survive in the freezing, pitch-black abyssal zone."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin abyssalis, from Latin abyssus, from Ancient Greek abussos meaning 'bottomless'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Abyssal" is said worldwide
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abyssal
Transliteration: abyssal
"La plaine abyssale couvre une grande partie du fond océanique."
abyssal
Transliteration: abyssal
"Viele unbekannte Organismen leben in der abyssalen Zone des Ozeans."
abissale
Transliteration: abissale
"La pressione nella fossa abissale è immensa."
abisal
Transliteration: abisal
"Las criaturas de la zona abisal tienen adaptaciones extraordinarias."
abissal
Transliteration: abissal
"A planície abissal é uma área muito vasta do fundo do mar."
गाहर
Transliteration: gahar
"महासागर के गाहर क्षेत्र में सूर्य का प्रकाश नहीं पहुँचता है।"
深海的
Transliteration: shēnhǎi de
"科学家们在深海平原发现了许多奇特的生物。"
심해의
Transliteration: simhae-ui
"심해 평원은 태양 빛이 닿지 않는 어두운 곳이다."
深海の
Transliteration: shinkai no
"深海平原には、独自の生態系が広がっている。"
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