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abyss    音标拼音: [əb'ɪs]
n. 深渊,深处,无底洞,无垠,无限,混沌

深渊,深处,无底洞,无垠,无限,混沌

abyss
n 1: a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently
unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below
(often used figuratively) [synonym: {abyss}, {abysm}]

Abyss \A*byss"\, n. [L. abyssus a bottomless gulf, fr. Gr. ?
bottomless; 'a priv. ? depth, bottom.]
1. A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence,
any deep, immeasurable, and, specifically, hell, or the
bottomless pit.
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Ye powers and spirits of this nethermost abyss.
--Milton.
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The throne is darkness, in the abyss of light.
--Dryden.
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2. Infinite time; a vast intellectual or moral depth.
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The abysses of metaphysical theology. --Macaulay.
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In unfathomable abysses of disgrace. --Burke.
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3. (Her.) The center of an escutcheon.
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Note: This word, in its leading uses, is associated with the
cosmological notions of the Hebrews, having reference
to a supposed illimitable mass of waters from which our
earth sprung, and beneath whose profound depths the
wicked were punished. --Encyc. Brit.
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110 Moby Thesaurus words for "abyss":
Bassalia, Gehenna, Sheol, Tophet, abysm, abyssal zone, arroyo,
bathyal zone, benthos, bottom waters, bottomless depths,
box canyon, breach, break, canyon, cavity, chap, chasm, check,
chimney, chink, cleft, cleuch, clough, col, coulee, couloir, crack,
cranny, crater, crevasse, crevice, cut, cwm, deep, deepness,
defile, dell, depth, dig, diggings, dike, ditch, donga, draw,
excavation, fault, fissure, flaw, flume, fracture, furrow, gap,
gape, gash, gorge, groove, ground, gulch, gulf, gully, hades, hole,
hollow, incision, inferno, inner space, joint, kloof, leak, mine,
moat, netherworld, notch, nullah, ocean bottom, ocean depths,
ocean floor, opening, pass, passage, pelagic zone, perdition, pit,
profoundness, profundity, quarry, ravine, rent, rift, rime,
rupture, scissure, seam, shaft, slit, slot, split, the deep,
the deep sea, the deeps, the depths, trench, underworld, valley,
void, wadi, well, workings, yawning abyss

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  • Abyssal Zone - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
    The abyssal zone, or the abyss, is the seafloor and water column from 3,000 to 6,500 meters (9,842 to 21,325 feet) depth, where sunlight doesn’t penetrate
  • Ocean Zones - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
    The ocean water column is made up of five zones: the sunlight (epipelagic), twilight (mesopelagic), midnight (bathypelagic), abyssal (abyssopelagic) and hadal zones (trenches)
  • A rare black seadevil anglerfish sees the light
    The deep ocean is a world of extremes—intense pressure, frigid temperatures, and perpetual darkness It is also home to astonishing life forms, uniquely adapted to survive in conditions that would be unfathomable for most creatures Among these is the black seadevil anglerfish, Melanocetus johnsonii, a species so elusive it once seemed more folklore than fact Recently, however, a remarkable
  • The Discovery of Hydrothermal Vents - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
    Hydrothermal vents form in volcanic areas where subseafloor chambers of rising magma create undersea mountain ranges known as mid-ocean ridges Cold seawater seeps into cracks in the seafloor and can be heated up to a raging 750° F (400° C) by interacting with magma-heated subsurface rocks The heat stimulates chemical reactions that pull in minerals and chemicals from the rocks, before the
  • Illuminating the Abyss - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
    Join four leading ocean explorers and advocates for a conversation about pushing boundaries and seeking solutions to the Earth's most pressing problems—deep in the ocean's twilight zone
  • Midnight Zone - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
    The midnight zone, or bathypelagic, extends to about 4,000 meters (about 13,100 feet), which reaches the ocean floor in many places is in perpetual darkness
  • Hadal Zone - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
    A map of hadal regions in the Pacific shows that most of the ocean’s deep seafloor does not lie in the long subducting trenches that border tectonic plates, but mid-basin, where very little exploration has occurred Illustration by WHOI Creative, ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
  • Where the Food Is in the Sea, and Why - Woods Hole Oceanographic . . .
    When you’re on a boat 50 miles south of Cape Cod on a calm day, the water around you may look flat and relatively featureless A few hundred feet below, however, a cliff-edge hovers over an abyss That edge, running roughly parallel to the coastline, is called the shelf break …
  • Abyssal Zone – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
    Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is the world's leading non-profit oceanographic research organization Our mission is to explore and understand the ocean and to educate scientists, students, decision-makers, and the public
  • Twilight Zone - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
    The ocean twilight zone is a layer of water that stretches around the globe It lies 200 to 1,000 meters below the ocean surface, just beyond the reach of sunlight





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