Thermocline
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Thermocline is a noun meaning (geography) A layer within a body of water or air where the temperature changes rapidly with depth.
Meaning
(geography) A layer within a body of water or air where the temperature changes rapidly with depth.
Example Sentences
Even among migratory species, only a few (Aglaura hemistoma, Abylopsis tetragona eudoxids, Beroe sp., Thalia democratica, Salpa fusiformis) crossed the thermocline and reached the bottom layer.
Word Forms
- thermoclines
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include metalimnion, pycnocline, hypolimnion, isobathytherm, isothermobath, thermopause.
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