Definition of Hypolimnion

1. Noun. (geography) the perpetually cold layer of water that lies beneath the thermocline of a thermally stratified lake ¹

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Definition of Hypolimnion

1. [n -NIA]

Medical Definition of Hypolimnion

1. Lowermost, noncirculating layer of cold water in a thermally stratified lake, usually deficient in oxygen. (11 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hypolimnion

hypokalaemic
hypokalaemic nephropathy
hypokalaemic periodic paralysis
hypokalemia
hypokalemias
hypokalemic
hypokinaemia
hypokinesia
hypokinesis
hypokinetic
hypokinetic dysarthria
hypolepidoma
hypoleukaemia
hypoleydigism
hypolimnia
hypolimnion (current term)
hypolipemia
hypolipemic
hypolipidemia
hypolipidemic
hypolipoproteinaemia
hypolipoproteinemia
hypoliposis
hypologia
hypolymnion
hypolymnions
hypolymphemia
hypomagnesaemia
hypomagnesemia
hypomagnesemias

Literary usage of Hypolimnion

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Effects of the Eruptions of Mount St. Helens on Physical, Chemical, and by Douglas B. Lee (1998)
"59-60, 73): The hypolimnion also contained 2,4-dichlorophenol. ... Thermal stratification processes, nevertheless, caused the hypolimnion to become ..."

2. Superfund And Mining Megasites: Lessons from the Coeur D'alene River Basin by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"During stratification, which typically occurs in the summer months, the lower water column (hypolimnion) does not mix with upper water column (epilimnion). ..."

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