bathylimnion
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek βαθύς (bathús, “deep”) + Ancient Greek λιμνίον (limníon, diminutive of λίμνη (límnē, “lake”)).
Noun
editbathylimnion (plural bathylimnions)
- (geography) The lowest sublayer within the hypolimnion of a thermally stratified lake, where the sun no longer meaningfully influences water temperature.