thermocline
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editthermocline (plural thermoclines)
- (geography) A layer within a body of water or air where the temperature changes rapidly with depth.
Related terms
editTranslations
editlayer in water
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French
editPronunciation
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Noun
editthermocline f (plural thermoclines)
Further reading
edit- “thermocline”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱley- (incline)
- English terms prefixed with thermo-
- English terms suffixed with -cline
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