"epilimnion" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: epilimnions [plural], epilimnia [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + λίμνιον (límnion), diminutive of λίμνη (límnē, “lake”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|ἐπί||upon}} Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “upon”), {{m|grc|λίμνιον}} λίμνιον (límnion), {{m|grc|λίμνη||lake}} λίμνη (límnē, “lake”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|epilimnia}} epilimnion (plural epilimnions or epilimnia)
  1. The surface layer of a liquid body, used in reference to a reservoir or body of water Wikipedia link: epilimnion Categories (topical): Geography Related terms: epilimnetic, epilimnic

Inflected forms

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