Definition of Continental Slope in English :

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Continental Slope meaning in English

Meaning of Continental Slope in English

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Continental Slope pronunciation in English

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Continental Slope

see synonyms of continental slope

Noun

1. bathyal district, bathyal zone, continental slope

the steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Continental Slope

see synonyms of continental slope
n.
The steep slope descending from the continental shelf to the continental rise.

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