"abyssal" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /əˈbɪs.l̩/ [Received-Pronunciation], /əˈbɪs.l̩/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-abyssal.wav [US]
Rhymes: -ɪsəl Etymology: First attested in the 1690s. From Medieval Latin abyssalis, from Latin abyssus (“abyss”) + -alis (“-al”). Equivalent to abyss + -al. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ML.|abyssalis}} Medieval Latin abyssalis, {{der|en|la|abyssus||abyss}} Latin abyssus (“abyss”), {{m|la|-alis||-al}} -alis (“-al”), {{suffix|en|abyss|al}} abyss + -al Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} abyssal (not comparable)
  1. (archaic) Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable. Tags: archaic, not-comparable Translations (belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable): αβυσσαλέος (avyssaléos) [masculine] (Greek), απειροβαθής (apeirovathís) [masculine] (Greek), απύθμενος (apýthmenos) [masculine] (Greek)
    Sense id: en-abyssal-en-adj-xAcpacf3 Disambiguation of 'belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable': 89 10 2
  2. (geography) Of or belonging to the ocean depths, especially below 2000 metres (6500 ft): abyssal zone. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Geography Translations (belonging to the ocean depths): дълбоководен (dǎlbokovoden) (Bulgarian), abissal (Catalan), abyssinen (Finnish), abyssaalinen (Finnish), abyssisch (German), αβυσσαίος (avyssaíos) [masculine] (Greek), abisszikus (Hungarian), abisszális (Hungarian), абиссалды (abissaldy) (Kazakh), مغاکی (mağâki) (Persian), abisalny (Polish), abysalny (Polish), głębokomorski (Polish), głębokowodny (Polish), abissal (Portuguese), abisal (Romanian), абисса́льный (abissálʹnyj) (Russian), глуби́нный (glubínnyj) (Russian), глубоково́дный (glubokovódnyj) (Russian), dubinski [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), abisal [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), abisal (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-abyssal-en-adj-en:geography Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 64 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 12 58 30 Topics: geography, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'belonging to the ocean depths': 22 70 9
  3. (geology) Pertaining to or occurring at excessive depths in the earth's crust; plutonic. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-abyssal-en-adj-mYEpTqRE Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: abysmal, byssal

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      "roman": "mağâki",
      "sense": "belonging to the ocean depths",
      "word": "مغاکی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "belonging to the ocean depths",
      "word": "abisalny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "belonging to the ocean depths",
      "word": "abysalny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "belonging to the ocean depths",
      "word": "głębokomorski"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "belonging to the ocean depths",
      "word": "głębokowodny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "belonging to the ocean depths",
      "word": "abissal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "belonging to the ocean depths",
      "word": "abisal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "abissálʹnyj",
      "sense": "belonging to the ocean depths",
      "word": "абисса́льный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "glubínnyj",
      "sense": "belonging to the ocean depths",
      "word": "глуби́нный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "glubokovódnyj",
      "sense": "belonging to the ocean depths",
      "word": "глубоково́дный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "belonging to the ocean depths",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "dubinski"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "belonging to the ocean depths",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "abisal"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "belonging to the ocean depths",
      "word": "abisal"
    }
  ],
  "word": "abyssal"
}

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