[ ˌhʌɪpə(ʊ)'lɪmnɪən ]
■ noun ( plural hypolimnia -nɪə ) the lower layer of water in a stratified lake. Compare with epilimnion .
Origin
early 20th cent.: from hypo- + Gk limnion (dimin. of limnē 'lake').
[ ˌhʌɪpə(ʊ)'lɪmnɪən ]
■ noun ( plural hypolimnia -nɪə ) the lower layer of water in a stratified lake. Compare with epilimnion .
Origin
early 20th cent.: from hypo- + Gk limnion (dimin. of limnē 'lake').
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004