English Explanatory Dictionary

monimolimnion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The lower, dense stratum of a meromictic lake (one with permanently stratified layers) that does not mix with the waters above.

Pronunciation

/ˌmɒ.nɪ.mə(ʊ)ˈlɪm.nɪ.ən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-monimolimnion.wav /ˌmɑ.ni.məˈlim.ni.ən/ /-moʊ-/

Word forms

monimolimnion monimolimnions monimolimnia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μόνιμος (mónimos, “stable, permanent”) + -limnion (from Ancient Greek λῐ́μνη (lĭ́mnē, “lake”) + -ion), first appearing in the writings of British ecologist George Evelyn Hutchinson (1903–1991).

Related words

monimolite monimostylic monimostyly chemocline thermocline

Derived words

monimolimnic
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