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
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
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012