ALL meanings of bathyal
bath·y·al
B b - adjective bathyal denoting or relating to an ocean depth of between 200 and 2000 metres (about 100 and 1000 fathoms), corresponding to the continental slope 3
- adjective bathyal 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) 3
- noun bathyal Of or relating to the zone of the sea between the continental shelf and the abyssal zone. 1
- adjective bathyal 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). 1
- adjective bathyal Relating to the ocean bottom, between the sublittoral and abyssal zones, at a depth of between 200 and 2000 metres. 0