bathylimnion

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βαθύς (bathús, “deep”) +‎ Ancient Greek λιμνίον (limníon, diminutive of λίμνη (límnē, “lake”)).

Noun

bathylimnion (plural bathylimnions)

(geography) The lowest sublayer within the hypolimnion of a thermally stratified lake, where the sun no longer meaningfully influences water temperature.

Related terms

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.