Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abyssal plain

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: abyssal -plain
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

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).

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

abyssal plains (plural)

Questions

What does abyssal plain mean?: 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).

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