Meaning Of The Word Aphotic
What's the definition of Aphotic? Find Aphotic meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.
Aphotic Meaning
| Aphotic Definition |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Aphotic?
aphotic in American English
without light; specif., pertaining to that part (aphotic zone) of the ocean below a depth of c. 100 m (c. 328 ft) which does not receive sufficient sunlight for photosynthesis adjective: lightless; dark aphotic in British English adjective: characterized by or growing in the absence of light |
More Definitions
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Definitions Of The Day
- In residence ‐ actually resident; appointed to work at, and usually…
- Overfast ‐ adjective: too fast
- Deathwatch beetle ‐ a beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum, whose woodboring…
- Back emission ‐ noun: the secondary emission of electrons from…
- Reinsurance ‐ noun: Reinsurance is insurance protection taken…
- Lubber line ‐ noun: a mark on a ship's compass that designates…
- Bats-wing coral-tree ‐ noun: a small tree, Erythrina verspertilio, of…
- Back-patting ‐ noun: an act or instance of offering praise or…
- Charter school ‐ an alternative school that is founded on a charter…
- Irish water spaniel ‐ any of a breed of spaniel with a liver-colored…