bathyal

[ bath-ee-uh l ]
/ ˈbæθ i əl /

adjective Oceanography.

of or relating to the biogeographic region of the ocean bottom between the sublittoral and abyssal zones: from depths of approximately 660 to 13,000 feet (200 to 4000 meters).

Origin of bathyal

First recorded in 1925–30; bathy- + -al1

Words nearby bathyal

bathurst, bathurst burr, bathurst island, bathwater, bathy-, bathyal, bathylimnetic, bathymetry, bathypelagic, bathypelagic zone, bathyscaph

British Dictionary definitions for bathyal

bathyal
/ (ˈbæθɪəl) /

adjective

denoting or relating to an ocean depth of between 200 and 2000 metres (about 100 and 1000 fathoms), corresponding to the continental slope

Scientific definitions for bathyal

bathyal
[ băth′ē-əl ]

Relating to the region of the ocean bottom between the sublittoral and abyssal zones, from depths of approximately 200 to 2,000 m (656 to 6,560 ft).