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ABYSSAL

Dictionary entry overview: What does abyssal mean?

• ABYSSAL (adjective)
The adjective ABYSSAL has 2 senses:

1. relating to ocean depths from 2000 to 5000 meters
2. so deep as to be unmeasurable

Familiarity information: ABYSSAL used as an adjective is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ABYSSAL (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Relating to ocean depths from 2000 to 5000 meters

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

abyssal zone (the deep sea (2000 meters or more) where there is no light)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

So deep as to be unmeasurable

Synonyms:

abysmal; abyssal; unfathomable

Context example:

the abyssal depths of the ocean

Similar:

deep (having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination)

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