abissal — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abyssal adj Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable.
Senses
abissal is used for these senses in English:
- abyssal (geography) Of or belonging to the ocean depths, especially below 2000 metres (6500 ft): abyssal zone. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
abyssal — full definition
- adj Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable.
- adj Of or belonging to the ocean depths, especially below 2000 metres (6500 ft): abyssal zone.
- adj Pertaining to or occurring at excessive depths in the earth's crust; plutonic.
- adj In the utter depths of despair; gloomy.