Definition of Lentic

1. Adjective. Of or relating to or living in still waters (as lakes or ponds).

Category relationships: Lake
Antonyms: Lotic

Definition of Lentic

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to, or living in still waters. (as lakes, ponds, or wetlands) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lentic

1. pertaining to still water [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lentic

lensmaking
lensman
lensmen
lensometer
lensopathy
lent a hand
lent an ear
lent lily
lental
lentamente
lentando
lente insulin
lenten
lenten rose
lenti
lentic (current term)
lenticel
lenticellame
lenticellate
lenticelle
lenticelles
lenticels
lenticle
lenticles
lenticonus
lenticula
lenticular
lenticular ansa
lenticular apophysis
lenticular astigmatism

Literary usage of Lentic

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

1. Contributions by University of Minnesota Dept. of Anatomy (1922)
"The lentic placode is converted into a lentic vesicle which later forms the lens. The surface ectoderm immediately surrounding the lentic placode produces ..."

2. The Medico-chirurgical Review by James Johnson, Henry James Johnson (1823)
"An eye-water of henbane and opium will dissipate muddiness formed by existing lentic inflammation. But the operation alone offers the best prospect of a ..."

3. Warmwater Fisheries: Symposium I (1991) edited by James L. Cooper, R. H. Hamre (1999)
"RESULTS and DISCUSSION Northern pike are found throughout the lower Flathead River, occupying lentic habitats. Within the single channel portion of the ..."

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