bathyal zone

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• Bathyal zone — Aquatic layers Pelagic    Photic       Epipelagic …   Wikipedia

• bathyal zone — ▪ oceanography       marine ecologic realm extending down from the edge of the continental shelf to the depth at which the water temperature is 4° C (39° F). Both of these limits are variable, but the bathyal zone is generally described as lying… …   Universalium

• bathyal zone — batialė statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis 200–1000 m gylyje esanti vandenyno topografinė ir ekologinė sritis, apimanti žemyninį šlaitą tarp litoralės ir abisalės zonų. Dugno reljefui būdingas didelis nuolydis. Vandens… …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

• bathyal zone — noun the steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone • Syn: ↑continental slope, ↑bathyal district • Hypernyms: ↑ocean floor, ↑sea floor, ↑ocean bottom, ↑seabed, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• bathyal zone — the seafloor at bathyal depths …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• bathyal zone — /ˈbæθiəl zoʊn/ (say batheeuhl zohn) noun → bathypelagic zone …  

• typical bathyal zone — noun : the upper half of the bathyal zone …   Useful english dictionary

• bathyal — [bath′ē əl] adj. [ BATHY + AL] designating or of the ecological zone (bathyal zone) along the continental slope of the ocean floor between c. 100 and 2,000 fathoms ( c. 180 and 3,650 m) …   English World dictionary

• bathyal district — noun the steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone • Syn: ↑continental slope, ↑bathyal zone • Hypernyms: ↑ocean floor, ↑sea floor, ↑ocean bottom, ↑seabed, ↑se …   Useful english dictionary

• bathyal — adjective relating to ocean depths between 200 and 2000 meters (corresponds to the continental slope) • Pertains to noun: ↑bathyal zone …   Useful english dictionary

• bathyal — bathyal, yale, yaux [ batjal, jo ] adj. • v. 1953; du gr. bathus « profond » ♦ Didact. Qui concerne la zone sous marine comprise entre 200 et 2 000 m (correspondant au plateau continental). ● bathyal, bathyale, bathyaux adjectif Se dit des fonds… …   Encyclopédie Universelle