- hypolimnia
- n. (in thermally stratified lakes) non-circulating layer of water located below the thermocline and characterized by uniformly cold temperatures and low oxygen levels
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
hypolimnia
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hypolimnion — noun (plural hypolimnia) Etymology: New Latin, from hypo + Greek limnion, diminutive of limnē 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Lake Buel — Infobox lake lake name = Lake Buel image lake = Lakebuel.jpg caption lake = September on the Lake image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Berkshire County, Massachusetts coords = type = inflow = outflow = catchment = basin countries =… … Wikipedia
hypolimnion — hypolimnetic /huy poh lim net ik, hip oh /, hypolimnial, adj. /huy peuh lim nee on , nee euhn, hip euh /, n., pl. hypolimnia / nee euh/. (in certain lakes) the layer of water below the thermocline. [1905 10; HYPO + Gk límn(e) lake + ion dim. n.… … Universalium
hypolimnion — [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 ) … English new terms dictionary
hypolimnion — /haɪpoʊˈlɪmniən/ (say huypoh limneeuhn) noun (plural hypolimnia or hypolimnions) (in an impounded body of water) the bottom layer, being the densest and coldest from being isolated from the warming effects of the sun by reflection, refraction,… …
hypolimnion — n. (pl. hypolimnia) the lower layer of water in stratified lakes. Etymology: HYPO + Gk limnion dimin. of limne lake … Useful english dictionary
