bathyal
[ bath-ee-uhl ]
/ ˈbæθ i əl /
adjective Oceanography.
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).
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British Dictionary definitions for bathyal
bathyal
/ (ˈbæθɪəl) /
adjective
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
[ băth′ē-əl ]
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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