deep sea

See also: deepsea and deep-sea

English

Etymology

From Middle English depe see, equivalent to deep +‎ sea.

Pronunciation

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Noun

deep sea (countable and uncountable, plural deep seas)

1. The deeper part of the sea or ocean in which no light penetrates.
2. (fishing) An open sea. (part of the sea out of sight of land)

   deep sea fishing

Derived terms

• deep space

Related terms

• deep-sea

Translations

deeper part of sea

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 深海 (zh) (shēnhǎi)

• Danish: dybhav (da) n
• Dutch: diepzee (nl) f
• Estonian: süvameri
• Finnish: syvämeri (fi)
• Hebrew: מְצוּלָה (he) f (metzulá)
• Hungarian: tengermély (hu)
• Japanese: 深海 (ja) (しんかい, shinkai)
• Korean: 심해(深海) (ko) (simhae)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: dyphav n

• Swedish: djuphav (sv)
• Tamil: ஆழ்கடல் (ta) (āḻkaṭal)
• Tumbuka: mbwani class 1
• Turkish: derin deniz (tr)

open sea — see open sea

See also

• aphotic zone
• pelagic zone
• photic zone