| 单词 | thermocline |
| 释义 | thermocline[ thur-muh-klahyn ] / ˈθɜr məˌklaɪn / nouna 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. Compare epilimnion, hypolimnion. Origin of thermocline1895–1900; thermo- + Greek klī́nē bed OTHER WORDS FROM thermoclinether·mo·clin·al, adjectiveWords nearby thermoclinethermobarograph, thermobarometer, thermocautery, thermochemistry, thermochromism, thermocline, thermocoagulation, thermocouple, thermocurrent, thermodiffusion, thermoduric Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for thermocline
British Dictionary definitions for thermoclinethermocline / (ˈθɜːməʊˌklaɪn) / nouna temperature gradient in a thermally stratified body of water, such as a lake Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for thermoclinethermocline [ thûr′mə-klīn′ ] A distinct layer in a large body of water, such as an ocean or lake, in which temperature changes more rapidly with depth than it does in the layers above or below. Thermoclines may be a permanent feature of the body of water in which they occur, or they may form temporarily in response to phenomena such as the solar heating of surface water during the day. Factors that affect the depth and thickness of a thermocline include seasonal weather variations, latitude and longitude, and local environmental conditions. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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