ABYSSAL Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster Abyssal can mean "incomprehensible" (as in "showed abyssal ignorance") but it's most often found in contexts referring to the bottom of the sea Abysmal shares the oceanographic sense with abyssal, but it more frequently means "immeasurably great" or "absolutely wretched "
Abyssal zone - Wikipedia The abyssal zone is made up of many different types of organisms, including microorganisms, crustaceans, molluscs (bivalves, snails, and cephalopods), different classes of fishes, and possibly some animals that have yet to be discovered
Abyssal - definition of abyssal by The Free Dictionary 1 of or like an abyss; immeasurable; unfathomable 2 of or pertaining to the biogeographic zone of the ocean bottom between the bathyal and hadal zones, from depths of approximately 13,000 to 21,000 ft (4000 to 6500 m)
abyssal - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Adjective abyssal (feminine abyssale, masculine plural abyssaux, feminine plural abyssales) abyssal (pertaining to the deep sea) fathomless, abysmal
Abyssal Zone - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution The abyssal zone, or the abyss, is the seafloor and water column from 3,000 to 6,500 meters (9,842 to 21,325 feet) depth, where sunlight doesn’t penetrate