bathyal

[ bath-ee-uhl ]

/ ˈbæθ i əl /

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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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Origin of bathyal

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

Words nearby bathyal

Bathurst, Bathurst burr, Bathurst Island, bathwater, bathy-, bathyal, bathylimnetic, bathymetry, bathypelagic, bathypelagic zone, bathyscaph

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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).