"continental slope" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: continental slopes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} continental slope (plural continental slopes)
  1. (geology) The steep, narrow fringe separating the coastal zone from the deep ocean Categories (topical): Geology Related terms: continental shelf Translations (fringe separating the coastal zone from the deep ocean): talús continental [masculine] (Catalan), continentale helling (Dutch), mannerrinne (Finnish), 大陸斜面 (tairiku-shamen) (alt: たいりくしゃめん) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-continental_slope-en-noun-NybyRdth Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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