"hypolimnion" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hypolimnia [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-), combining form of ὑπό (hupó, “under”) + λιμνίον (limníon), diminutive of λίμνη (límnē, “lake”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|ὑπο-}} Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-), {{m|grc|ὑπό||under}} ὑπό (hupó, “under”), {{m|grc|λιμνίον}} λιμνίον (limníon), {{m|grc|λίμνη||lake}} λίμνη (límnē, “lake”) Head templates: {{en-noun|hypolimnia}} hypolimnion (plural hypolimnia)
  1. (geography) The perpetually cold layer of water that lies beneath the thermocline of a thermally stratified lake. Wikipedia link: hypolimnion Categories (topical): Geography Derived forms: hypolimnetic, hypolimnial, hypolimnic Translations (cold layer of water): alusvesi (Estonian), hüpolimnion (Estonian), alusvesi (Finnish), hypolimnion (Finnish), hypolimnion [masculine] (French), underskikt [neuter] (Swedish), hypolimnion (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-hypolimnion-en-noun-TkYQMeJO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Topics: geography, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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