— 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 ]
— 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 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012