bathylimnion

English

Etymology

From bathy- +‎ -limnion.

Noun

bathylimnion (plural bathylimnions)

1. (geography) The lowest sublayer within the hypolimnion of a thermally stratified lake, where the sun no longer meaningfully influences water temperature.

Related terms

• bathylimnetic
• hypolimnion
• monimolimnion