EPILIMNION


Meaning of EPILIMNION in English

— epilimnetic /ep'euh lim net"ik/ , epilimnial , adj.

/ep'euh lim"nee on', -euhn/ , n. , pl. epilimnia /-nee euh/ .

(in certain lakes) the layer of water above the thermocline.

[ 1905-10; EPI- + Gk límnion small pond, dim. of límne pool, lake ]

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