Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sublittoral

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables: sub-lit-toral
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In the portion of the littoral zone (the shore) that is permanently but shallowly inundated (water-covered).

noun

The sublittoral area, just beyond (and lower-lying than) the portion of the shore that is not always inundated (water-covered).

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: neritic (often not differentiated); infralittoral, circalittoral, subtidal (precisely meronymous)"
"Fortunately, good seaweeding can also be done when the tide is not low, for frequently one encounters piles of drifted seaweeds cast up on the sand from the sublittoral region."

Etymology

From sub- + littoral.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sub

Inflected Forms

sublittorals (plural)

Derived Forms

sublittorally

Frequently Paired Words

eulittoral supralittoral circumlittoral pelagic bathyal abyssal hadal

Synonyms

neritic infralittoral circalittoral subtidal

Questions

What does sublittoral mean?: In the portion of the littoral zone (the shore) that is permanently but shallowly inundated (water-covered).
Where does sublittoral come from?: From sub- + littoral.

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