Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

limnetic

/lɪmˈnɛtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lim-net-ic
IPA: /lɪmˈnɛtɪk/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the deeper, open water of a lake.

noun

Any animal that lives in the limnetic zone.

Etymology

By surface analysis, limn- + -etic.

Inflected Forms

limnetics (plural)

Derived Forms

autolimnetic bathylimnetic epilimnetic hypolimnetic metalimnetic

Phrases

limnetic zone

Frequently Paired Words

benthic littoral profundal

Rhymes With

genetic magnetic non-magnetic athletic pathetic aesthetic sympathetic energetic poetic diabetic kinetic anesthetic

Questions

How do you pronounce limnetic?: The recorded pronunciation is /lɪmˈnɛtɪk/.
What does limnetic mean?: Of or pertaining to the deeper, open water of a lake.
Where does limnetic come from?: By surface analysis, limn- + -etic.

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