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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Five miles down #52033 01/06/2002 7:25 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 An article in Discover for last December has a very interesting article about scientific exploration of hydrothermal vents in Indian ocean, five miles below the surface. Which reminded me of a word I accidentally found in dictionary:"hadal" designating or of the ecological zone (hadal zone) of the ocean floor trenches below c. 3,300 fathoms (c. 6,000 m) How in Hades would I know how it is pronounced? Hey, deez is a joke. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Five miles down #52034 01/06/2002 9:53 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... :"hadal" designating or of the ecological zone (hadal zone) of the ocean floor trenches below c. 3,300 fathoms (c. 6,000 m) Well, then what designates ocean floor trenches above 3,300 fathoms (c.6000 m)? And how is this hadal pronounced? I know I could LIU, but I'd rather see it spelled out here. Best regards, BubBub Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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