bathylimnion

English

Etymology

From bathy- +‎ -limnion.

Noun

bathylimnion (plural bathylimnions)

  1. (geography) The lowest sublayer within the hypolimnion of a thermally stratified lake, where the sun no longer meaningfully influences water temperature.
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