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Definition of Bathyal
1. Adjective. Relating to ocean depths between 200 and 2000 meters (corresponds to the continental slope).
Definition of Bathyal
1. pertaining to deep water [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bathyal
Literary usage of Bathyal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin by Geological Society of America (1913)
"Organic—land plants or animals floating out to sea or rafted seaward (sis under
6) and deposited in the Littoral, bathyal, or Abyssal districts. ..."
2. The Journal of Geology by University of Chicago Department of Geology and Paleontology (1907)
"... that of the shallows and that of the deep sea (more definitely between depths
of 80-100 and 900 meters)—a zone to which he has applied the name bathyal. ..."
3. A Textbook of Geology by Amadeus William Grabau (1920)
"In the upper slope of the bathyal zone, from the edge of the continental shelf
to a depth of 1000 fathoms or over (180-2300 meters), is found a deposit of ..."
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