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epilimnion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
epil-imnion
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The surface layer of a liquid body, used in reference to a reservoir or body of water

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi Proto-Hellenic *epí Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-)der. English epi- English -limnion English epilimnion From epi- + -limnion.

Inflected Forms

epilimnions (plural) epilimnia (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

epilimnetic epilimnic

Questions

What does epilimnion mean?
The surface layer of a liquid body, used in reference to a reservoir or body of water
Where does epilimnion come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi Proto-Hellenic *epí Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-)der. English epi- English -limnion English epilimnion From epi- + -limnion.

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