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noun Physical Geography.
a steep slope separating a continental shelf and a deep ocean basin.
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Origin of continental slope
First recorded in 1905–10
Words nearby continental slope
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How to use continental slope in a sentence
Rough-toothed dolphins occur in small groups of 50 animals or fewer and are usually found off the edge of the continental slope.
Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic|Stephen Leatherwood
Scientific definitions for continental slope
continental slope
The sloping region between a continental shelf and a continental rise. A continental slope is typically about 20 km (12.4 mi) wide, consists of muds and silts, and is often crosscut by submarine canyons.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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