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hypolimnion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-polimnion
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The perpetually cold layer of water that lies beneath the thermocline of a thermally stratified lake.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English -limnion English hypolimnion From hypo- + -limnion.

Inflected Forms

hypolimnia (plural)

Derived Forms

hypolimnetic hypolimnial hypolimnic

Questions

What does hypolimnion mean?
The perpetually cold layer of water that lies beneath the thermocline of a thermally stratified lake.
Where does hypolimnion come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English -limnion English hypolimnion From hypo- + -limnion.

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