Meanings
nounaphotic zone (plural aphotic zones)
plural aphotic zones
- geographyThat part of the deep body of an ocean or lake that receives insufficient sunlight for photosynthesis to be possible.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 無光帶 /无光带
- 無光帶 /无光带 (wúguāng dài)that part an ocean or lake that receives insufficient sunlight for photosynthesis
Dutch afotische zone
- afotische zonethat part an ocean or lake that receives insufficient sunlight for photosynthesis
Indonesian zona afotik
- zona afotikthat part an ocean or lake that receives insufficient sunlight for photosynthesis
Polish strefa afotyczna
- strefa afotycznathat part an ocean or lake that receives insufficient sunlight for photosynthesis
Portuguese zona afótica
- zona afóticathat part an ocean or lake that receives insufficient sunlight for photosynthesis
Turkish ışığın ulaşamadığı deniz derinliği, afotik zon
- ışığın ulaşamadığı deniz derinliğithat part an ocean or lake that receives insufficient sunlight for photosynthesis
- afotik zonthat part an ocean or lake that receives insufficient sunlight for photosynthesis
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APA
aphotic zone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aphotic%20zone
MLA
“aphotic zone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aphotic%20zone. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aphotic zone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aphotic%20zone.
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