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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 abys·sal /əˈbɪsəl/
 (a.)深淵的,深海的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 A·byss·al a.  Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable.
 Abyssal zone Phys. Geog., one of the belts or zones into which Sir E. Forbes divides the bottom of the sea in describing its plants, animals, etc. It is the one furthest from the shore, embracing all beyond one hundred fathoms deep. Hence, abyssal animals, plants, etc.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 abyssal
      adj 1: relating to ocean depths from 2000 to 5000 meters
      2: so deep as to be unmeasurable; "the abyssal depths of the
         ocean" [syn: abysmal, unfathomable]