BATHYAL


Meaning of BATHYAL in English

/bath"ee euhl/ , adj. Oceanog.

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

[ 1925-30; BATHY- + -AL 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .