continental slope
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continental slope
n.
The steep slope descending from the continental shelf to the continental rise.
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continental slope
The sloping region between the continental shelf and the continental rise. The continental slope is typically about 12.5 miles (20 kilometers) wide, consists of muds and silts, and is often crosscut by submarine canyons.
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Noun | 1. | continental slope - the steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone Davy Jones, Davy Jones's locker, ocean bottom, ocean floor, sea bottom, sea floor, seabed - the bottom of a sea or ocean |
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