English-Thai Dictionary

abyss

N นรก  ขุมนรก  na-rok

 

abyss

N สถานการณ์ ที่ เลวร้าย  sa-tha-na-kan-thi-leo-rai

 

abyss

N สิ่ง ที่ ลึก มาก  sing-ti-luek-mak

 

abyss

N หุบเหว ลึก  เหว ลึก  chasm depths hup-heo-luek

 

abyssal

A วัด ไม่ได้  wad-mai-dai

 

abyssinia

N ชื่อ เดิม ของ เอ ทิ โอ เปีย  chue-derm-kong-a-thi-o-pia

 

abyssinian

A ชาว แอส ซิ เนีย (ชื่อ เดิม ของ เอ ทิ โอ เปีย  chao-as-si-nia

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ABYSS

n.[Gr. bottomless, from a priv. and bottom, Ion. See Bottom. ] 1. A bottomless gulf; used also for a deep mass of waters, supposed by some to have encompassed the earth before the flood.
Darkness was upon the face of the deep, or abyss, as it is in the Septuagint. Genesis 1:2.
The word is also used for an immense cavern in the earth, in which God is supposed to have collected all the waters on the third day of the creation. It is used also for hell, Erebus.
2. That which is immeasurable; that in which any thing is lost.
Thy throne is darkness, in the abyss of light.
The abyss of time.
3. In antiquity, the temple of Proserpine, so called from the immense treasures it was supposed to contain.
4. In heraldry, the center of an escutcheon.
He bears azure, a fleur de lis, in abyss.

 

ABYSSINIAN

a.A name denoting a mixed multitude or a black race.

 

ABYSSINIANS

n.A sect of christians in Abyssinia, who admit but one nature in Jesus Christ, and reject the council of Chalcedon. They are governed by a bishop, or metropolitan, call Abuna, who is appointed by the Coptic patriarch of Cairo.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ABYSS

A *byss ", n. Etym: [L. abyssus a bottomless gulf, fr. Gr.

 

1. A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable, and, specifically, hell, or the bottomless pit. Ye powers and spirits of this nethermost abyss. Milton. The throne is darkness, in the abyss of light. Dryden.

 

2. Infinite time; a vast intellectual or moral depth. The abysses of metaphysical theology. Macaulay. In unfathomable abysses of disgrace. Burke.

 

3. (Her. )

 

Defn: The center of an escutcheon.

 

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.

 

ABYSSAL

A *byss "al, a. Etym: [Cf. Abysmal. ]

 

Defn: Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable. Abyssal zone (Phys. Geog.), one of the belts or zones into which Sir E. Forbes divides the bottom of the sea in describing its plants, animals, etc. It is the one furthest from the shore, embracing all beyond one hundred fathoms deep. Hence, abyssal animals, plants, etc.

 

ABYSSINIAN

ABYSSINIAN Ab `ys *sin "i *an, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to Abyssinia. Abyssinian gold, an alloy of 9 .74 parts of copper and 8.33 parts of zink. Ure.

 

ABYSSINIAN

ABYSSINIAN Ab `ys *sin "i *an, n.

 

1. A native of Abyssinia.

 

2. A member of the Abyssinian Church.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

abyss

a byss |əˈbis əˈbɪs | ▶noun a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm: a rope led down into the dark abyss. • a wide or profound difference between people; a gulf: the abyss between the two nations. • the regions of hell conceived of as a bottomless pit: Satan's dark abyss. • (the abyss ) a catastrophic situation seen as likely to occur: teetering on the edge of the abyss of a total political wipeout. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘infernal pit ’): via late Latin from Greek abussos ‘bottomless, ’ from a- ‘without ’ + bussos ‘depth. ’

 

abyssal

a byss al |əˈbisəl əˈbɪsəl | ▶adjective chiefly technical relating to or denoting the depths or bed of the ocean, esp. between about 10,000 and 20,000 feet (3,000 and 6,000 m ) down: the genera found in the abyssal North Atlantic. • Geology another term for plutonic ( sense 1 ). ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from late Latin abyssalis ‘belonging to an abyss ’ (see abyss ).

 

Abyssinia

Ab ys sin i a |ˌabəˈsinēə ˌæbəˈsɪniə | former name for Ethiopia.

 

Abyssinian

Ab ys sin i an |ˌabəˈsinēən ˌæbəˈsɪniən | ▶adjective historical of or relating to Abyssinia or its people. ▶noun 1 historical a native of Abyssinia. 2 (also Abyssinian cat ) a domestic cat of a breed having long ears and short brown hair flecked with gray.

 

Oxford Dictionary

abyss

abyss |əˈbɪs | ▶noun a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm: a rope led down into the dark abyss. • a wide or profound difference between people; a gulf: the abyss between the two nations. • the regions of hell conceived of as a bottomless pit: Satan's dark abyss. • (the abyss ) a catastrophic situation seen as likely to occur: teetering on the edge of the abyss of a total political wipeout. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘infernal pit ’): via late Latin from Greek abussos ‘bottomless ’, from a- ‘without ’ + bussos ‘depth ’.

 

abyssal

abys |sal |əˈbɪs (ə )l | ▶adjective chiefly technical relating to or denoting the depths or bed of the ocean, especially between about 3000 and 6000 metres down. • Geology another term for plutonic ( sense 1 ). ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from late Latin abyssalis ‘belonging to an abyss ’ (see abyss ).

 

Abyssinia

Abyssinia |ˌabɪˈsɪnɪə | former name for Ethiopia.

 

Abyssinian

Abys ¦sin |ian |abɪˈsɪnɪən | ▶adjective historical relating to Abyssinia or its people. ▶noun 1 historical a native of Abyssinia. 2 (also Abyssinian cat ) a cat of a breed having long ears and short brown hair flecked with grey.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

abyss

abyss noun a recurring nightmare in which he falls into an abyss: chasm, gorge, ravine, canyon, fissure, rift, crevasse, hole, gulf, pit, cavity, void, bottomless pit.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

abyss

abyss noun a rope led down into the dark abyss: chasm, gorge, ravine, canyon, fissure, rift, crevasse, gap, hole, gulf, pit, depth, cavity, void, bottomless pit.

 

Duden Dictionary

abyssal

abys sal abyssisch |abyss a l |

 

Abyssal

Abys sal Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Abyss a l |das Abyssal; Genitiv: des Abyssals griechisch-neulateinisch Bereich der Tiefsee; abyssische Region

 

Abyssalregion

Abys sal re gi on Substantiv, feminin , die |Abyss a lregion |die Abyssalregion; Genitiv: der Abyssalregion abyssische Region

 

abyssisch

abys sisch Adjektiv |ab y ssisch |1 Geologie aus der Tiefe [der Erde ] stammend 2 Meereskunde zum Tiefseebereich gehörend abyssische Ablagerungen | in abyssischen Tiefen | abyssische Region 3 bildungssprachlich veraltet abgrundtief

 

French Dictionary

abyssal

abyssal , ale , aux adj. adjectif 1 Très profond. : Une faille abyssale. 2 Qui appartient aux abysses. : Des poissons abyssaux. Note Orthographique ab y ssal.

 

abysse

abysse n. m. nom masculin Fosse sous-marine très profonde. Note Technique Attention au genre masculin de ce nom: un abysse. Note Orthographique ab y sse.

 

abyssin

abyssin , ine adj. et n. m. et f. De l ’Abyssinie. : Le plateau abyssin. Des Abyssins.

 

abyssin

abyssin adj. et n. m. Chat d ’une race à la tête triangulaire, au corps élancé, aux poils fauves. : Des chats abyssins. Un abyssin.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

abyss

a byss /əbɪ́s /名詞 C ｟文 ｠〖通例an ～〗1 (底が見えない )深淵 (pit ); ｟比喩的に ｠どん底 ; 〖the ～〗地獄 (hell )▸ an abyss of despair 絶望のどん底 2 危険な状態 ▸ on the edge of an abyss 危ない目に遭いそうな 3 (集団を隔てる )大きな差異 (gap ).