English Explanatory Dictionary

littoral

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to the shore, especially the seashore.
noun
  1. A shore.
  2. The zone of a coast between high tide and low tide levels.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɪtəɹəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-littoral.wav

Word forms

littoral litoral littorals

Etymology

From Late Latin littoralis, from litoris (genitive of litus). The doubled 't' is a late medieval addition, and the more classical litoral is also sometimes found. Cognate to French littoral, Spanish litoral, Portuguese litoral, and more distantly to English lido (“outdoor pool”), via Italian lido (“beach, shore”).

Synonyms

intertidal maritime intertidal zone foreshore littoral range

Related words

lido

Derived words

circalittoral circumlittoral epilittoral eulittoral infralittoral littoralization mediolittoral midlittoral sublittoral supralittoral
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