Abyssal

//əˈbɪs.l̩//

Synonyms for "abyssal" (16 found)

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Related words (8)

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Translations

28 translations across 15 languages.

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Bulgarian

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  • дълбоководен adj (belonging to the ocean depths)

Catalan

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  • abissal adj (belonging to the ocean depths)

Czech

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  • abysální adj (belonging to the ocean depths)

Finnish

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  • abyssaalinen adj (belonging to the ocean depths)
  • abyssinen adj (belonging to the ocean depths)

German

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  • abyssisch adj (belonging to the ocean depths)

Greek

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  • αβυσσαίος adj (belonging to the ocean depths)
  • αβυσσαλέος adj (belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable)
  • απειροβαθής adj (belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable)
  • απύθμενος adj (belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable)

Hungarian

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  • abisszikus adj (belonging to the ocean depths)
  • abisszális adj (belonging to the ocean depths)

Kazakh

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  • абиссалды adj (belonging to the ocean depths)

Persian

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  • مغاکی adj (belonging to the ocean depths)

Polish

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  • abisalny adj (belonging to the ocean depths)
  • abysalny adj (belonging to the ocean depths)
  • głębokomorski adj (belonging to the ocean depths)
  • głębokowodny adj (belonging to the ocean depths)

Portuguese

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  • abissal adj (belonging to the ocean depths)

Romanian

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  • abisal adj (belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable)
  • abisal adj (belonging to the ocean depths)

Russian

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  • абисса́льный adj (belonging to the ocean depths)
  • глуби́нный adj (belonging to the ocean depths)
  • глубоково́дный adj (belonging to the ocean depths)

Serbo-Croatian

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  • abisal adj (belonging to the ocean depths)
  • dubinski adj (belonging to the ocean depths)

Spanish

2 entries
  • abisal adj (belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable)
  • abisal adj (belonging to the ocean depths)

Sample sentences

6 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

In a study published Tuesday, Japanese and American scientists described what they found in sediment samples taken from a flat, wide area 3.7 kilometers to 5.7 kilometers below the ocean’s surface, known as an abyssal plain.

Source: tatoeba (11154815)

The oceanic ecosystem includes the pelagic zone, the benthic zone, and the abyssal zone.

Source: tatoeba (11567747)

The falling of dead whales in the abyssal zone generate interesting microecosystems that last a relatively long time.

Source: tatoeba (12930332)

This "abyssal" life, typically in the form of strange tube-worms and microbes, is almost completely unknown to science.

Source: wiktionary

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