EPILIMNION


Meaning of EPILIMNION in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ e-p ə - ' lim-n ē - ˌ än, -n ē - ə n

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, from epi- + Greek limnion, diminutive of limn ē marshy lake ― more at LIMNETIC

Date: circa 1910

: the water layer overlying the thermocline of a lake

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