"depressional" meaning in English

See depressional in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: depression + -al Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|depression|al}} depression + -al Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} depressional (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to psychological depression. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-depressional-en-adj-DGZQWnha Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 52 48
  2. Of or pertaining to a physical depression. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-depressional-en-adj-BD3rB0W~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 52 48

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