clinolimnion

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noun

The upper layer of a hypolimnion in which the rate of warming falls off rapidly with depth

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Meanings

nounclinolimnion (plural clinolimnia)

plural clinolimnia

  1. The upper layer of a hypolimnion in which the rate of warming falls off rapidly with depth

Origin

From clino- + -limnion.

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APA

clinolimnion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clinolimnion

MLA

“clinolimnion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clinolimnion. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clinolimnion,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clinolimnion.

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