abyssal zone

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   the deep sea (2000 meters or more) where there is no light

   Broaderocean floor

Questions about abyssal zone

What does abyssal zone mean?

abyssal zone means "the deep sea (2000 meters or more) where there is no light".

Is abyssal zone a common word?

abyssal zone is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.