HYPOLIMNION


Meaning of HYPOLIMNION in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ h ī -p ō - ' lim-n ē - ˌ än, -n ē - ə n

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -nia \ -n ē - ə \

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

Date: 1910

: the part of a lake below the thermocline made up of water that is stagnant and of essentially uniform temperature except during the period of overturn

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