continental slope continental shelf • continently · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · continental slope · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 17 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) the steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone. Synonyms: continental slope, bathyal zone, bathyal district. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · bathyal zone · · Synonym 1 bathyal district · · Synonym 2 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074