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Definition of Thermocline
1. Noun. (geography) A layer within a body of water or air where the temperature changes rapidly with depth. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Thermocline
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Medical Definition of Thermocline
1. Layer of water between the warmer surface zone and the colder deep zone of a thermally stratified body of water. In the thermocline, temperature and oxygen concentration drop precipitously with depth. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thermocline
Literary usage of Thermocline
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Microscopy of Drinking-water by George Chandler Whipple (1899)
"The upper boundary of the thermocline is sometimes very ... 80 of the thermocline
drops towards the bottom as circulation extends to greater and greater ..."
2. The Microscopy of Drinking-water by George Chandler Whipple (1899)
"The upper boundary of the thermocline is sometimes very ... II. of the thermocline
drops towards the bottom as circulation extends to greater and greater ..."
3. Report (1913)
"The lake is deep enough at least in North and South Fish-Tail Bays for the
formation of a well marked thermocline (see Fig. 3). Since the water below the ..."
4. The Mekong: Environment and Development by Hiroshi Hori (2000)
"In April, wind-initiated water circulation at a depth of 20-25 m would occur for
a short while, breaking the thermocline, yet there was no change in the ..."
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