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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries漸深海帯
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zenshinkaitai
"漸深海帯には生物発光をする動物が生息している。"
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2 senses- 1
The layer of the ocean between 1,000 and 4,000 meters below the surface, characterized by complete darkness and high pressure.
"Many bioluminescent creatures have evolved to survive in the extreme environment of the midnight zone." - 2
Any dark, sunless region likened to the deep ocean.
"Submersibles descended into the midnight zone to map the uncharted ocean floor."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'midnight', referring to the darkest hour of the night, and 'zone', denoting a specific area or region. It entered marine biology and oceanographic nomenclature in the mid-20th century to describe the perpetual darkness of the ocean layer where sunlight cannot penetrate.
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zone bathypélagique
Transliteration: zon ba-ti-pe-la-ʒik
"La zone bathypélagique abrite des créatures étranges."
Mitternachtszone
Transliteration: mɪt.ɐʁ.naxtsˌtsoː.nə
"In der Mitternachtszone herrscht völlige Finsternis."
zona batipelagica
Transliteration: ˈdzɔ.na ba.ti.peˈla.dʒi.ka
"La zona batipelagica è completamente buia."
zona batipelágica
Transliteration: ˈso.na ba.ti.peˈla.xi.ka
"La zona batipelágica se encuentra a gran profundidad."
zona batipelágica
Transliteration: ˈzõ.nɐ ba.tʃi.peˈla.ʒi.kɐ
"A zona batipelágica é a camada mais escura do oceano."
मध्यरात्रि क्षेत्र
Transliteration: madhyaratri kshetra
"मध्यरात्रि क्षेत्र में सूरज की रोशनी नहीं पहुँचती।"
午夜带
Transliteration: wǔ yè dài
"海洋的午夜带 充满了神奇的生物。"
심해층
Transliteration: sim-hae-cheung
"심해층은 빛이 전혀 들지 않는 곳이다."
漸深海帯
Transliteration: zenshinkaitai
"漸深海帯には生物発光をする動物が生息している。"
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