"monimolimnion" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌmɒ.nɪ.mə(ʊ)ˈlɪm.nɪ.ən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌmɑ.ni.məˈlim.ni.ən/ [General-American], /-moʊ-/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-monimolimnion.wav [Southern-England] Forms: monimolimnions [plural], monimolimnia [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek μόνιμος (mónimos, “stable, permanent”) + German -limnion (from Ancient Greek λῐ́μνη (límnē, “lake”) + -ion (“suffix indicating a state or condition”)), first appearing in the writings of British ecologist George Evelyn Hutchinson (1903–1991). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|μόνιμος||stable, permanent}} Ancient Greek μόνιμος (mónimos, “stable, permanent”), {{der|en|de|-limnion}} German -limnion, {{der|en|grc|λῐ́μνη||lake}} Ancient Greek λῐ́μνη (límnē, “lake”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|monimolimnia}} monimolimnion (plural monimolimnions or monimolimnia)
  1. The lower, dense stratum of a meromictic lake (one with permanently stratified layers) that does not mix with the waters above. Wikipedia link: Gatineau Park, Pink Lake Categories (place): Lakes Derived forms: monimolimnic Related terms: monimolite, monimostylic, monimostyly, chemocline, thermocline Coordinate_terms: epilimnion, hypolimnion, metalimnion, mixolimnion

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