Meaning Of The Word Thermocline

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What's The Definition Of Thermocline?

thermocline in American English
a layer of water between the warmer, surface zone and the colder, deep-water zone in a thermally stratified body of water, in which the temperature decreases rapidly with depth
noun: a layer of water in an ocean or certain lakes, where the temperature gradient is greater than that of the warmer layer above and the colder layer below

thermocline in British English
noun: a temperature gradient in a thermally stratified body of water, such as a lake

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