continental slope

noun

The steep, narrow fringe separating the coastal zone from the deep ocean

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bathyal zonebathyal district
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Meanings

nouncontinental slope (plural continental slopes)

plural continental slopes

  1. geographyThe steep, narrow fringe separating the coastal zone from the deep ocean

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
bathyal zonebathyal district
Broader
ocean floorsea floorocean bottom
Also see
bathyal zone

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan talús continental
  • talús continentalfringe separating the coastal zone from the deep ocean
Dutch continentale helling
  • continentale hellingfringe separating the coastal zone from the deep ocean
Finnish mannerrinne
  • mannerrinnefringe separating the coastal zone from the deep ocean
Japanese 大陸斜面
  • 大陸斜面 (tairiku-shamen)fringe separating the coastal zone from the deep ocean
Cite this entry
APA

continental slope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/continental%20slope

MLA

“continental slope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/continental%20slope. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “continental slope,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/continental%20slope.

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