单词 | dysphotic |
释义 | > as lemmasdysphotic dysphotic adj. Brit. /(ˌ)dɪsˈfəʊtɪk/ , U.S. /dɪsˈfoʊdɪk/ Ecology poorly lighted, used esp. of those depths in oceans, lakes, etc., where some light penetrates but brings about little or no photosynthesis; also disphotic. [After German dysphotisch (1898 in the passage translated in quot. 1903); compare French dysphotique (1902 or earlier).] ΚΠ 1903 W. R. Fisher tr. A. F. W. Schimper Plant-geogr. iii. v. iii. 811 The flora of the dysphotic region [Ger. dysphotischen Region] is composed almost exclusively of microphytes. 1958 J. A. Steers et al. Lake's Physical Geogr. (ed. 4) xviii. 424 The water column can..be divided into..the disphotic zone with insufficient light for photosynthesis. 1970 B. H. McConnaughey Introd. Marine Biol. i. 17 Below the euphotic zone are the dysphotic, or mesopelagic, depths extending down to about 1000 metres. < as lemmas |
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