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abyssal plain

abyssal plain noun: a large expanse of very flat and smooth ocean floor, usually found at depths of 4,600 to 5,500 meters (15,000 to 18,000 feet).

Noun

abyssal plain (plural abyssal plains)

  1. A large expanse of very flat and smooth ocean floor, usually found at depths of 4,600 to 5,500 meters (15,000 to 18,000 feet).
    • Innocuous as it sounds, this note was a starting gun for a resource race on the planet’s last vast frontier: the abyssal plains that stretch between continental shelves deep below the oceans.2021 September 27, Jonathan Watts, “Race to the bottom: the disastrous, blindfolded rush to mine the deep sea”, in The Guardian

abyssal plain meaning in Tamil

abyssal plain in Tamil

கடலடிச் சமவெளி

Forms of abyssal plain

pluralabyssal plains

Questions about abyssal plain

What does abyssal plain mean?
Abyssal plain means a large expanse of very flat and smooth ocean floor, usually found at depths of 4,600 to 5,500 meters (15,000 to 18,000 feet).
What is abyssal plain in Tamil?
Abyssal plain in Tamil is கடலடிச் சமவெளி. See Abyssal plain meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is abyssal plain?
Abyssal plain is a noun.
What is the plural of abyssal plain?
The plural of abyssal plain is abyssal plains.

Words near abyssal plain in the dictionary

  1. Abyss.
  2. abyssal
  3. abyssal blue
  4. abyssal fish
  5. abyssal fishes
  6. abyssal plain
  7. abyssal plains
  8. abyssal rock
  9. abyssal rocks
  10. abyssal zone
  11. abyssalbenthic

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