littoral

[ lit-er-uhl ]

/ ˈlɪt ər əl /

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adjective

of or relating to the shore of a lake, sea, or ocean.

(on ocean shores) of or relating to the biogeographic region between the sublittoral zone and the high-water line and sometimes including the supralittoral zone above the high-water line.

of or relating to the region of freshwater lake beds from the sublittoral zone up to and including damp areas on shore.Compare intertidal.

noun

a littoral region.

Origin of littoral

First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin littorālis, variant of lītorālis “of the shore,” equivalent to lītor- (stem of lītus ) “shore” + -ālis, adjective suffix; see -al¹; cf. Lido, lido

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH littoral

literal, littoral

Words nearby littoral

little woman, Little Women, Littlewood, littlie, Litt.M., littoral, littoral warfare, Littoria, Littré, Littre's hernia, lit up

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Example sentences from the Web for littoral

ASW assets and crews have been diverted to reconnaissance missions in overland and littoral wars.
Tomorrow’s Stealthy Subs Could Sink America’s Navy|Bill Sweetman|May 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It has been destroyed in all the littoral districts, and even in the mountains near the coast.
Extinct Birds|Walter Rothschild
Oaxaca, the Pacific littoral state next adjoining Guerrero, is a region of much interest, both historically and topographically.
Mexico|Charles Reginald Enock
The Mytilid are of universal distribution, and are for the most part of littoral or shallow-water range.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold

At the present time sponge-fishing takes place principally in the Grecian Archipelago and the Syrian littoral.
The Ocean World:|Louis Figuier
Mexican national life has not developed much upon the littoral.
Mexico|Charles Reginald Enock

British Dictionary definitions for littoral

littoral

/ (ˈlɪtərəl) /

adjective

of or relating to the shore of a sea, lake, or ocean

biology inhabiting the shore of a sea or lake or the shallow waters near the shorelittoral fauna

noun

a coastal or shore region

Word Origin for littoral

C17: from Late Latin littorālis, from lītorālis, from lītus shore

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Scientific definitions for littoral

littoral

[ lĭt′ər-əl ]

Relating to the coastal zone between the limits of high and low tides. The littoral zone is subject to a wide range of environmental conditions, including high-energy wave action and intermittent periods of flooding and drying along with the associated fluctuations in exposure to solar radiation and extremes of temperature. Compare sublittoral.

单词	littoral
释义	littoral [ lit-er-uhl ] / ˈlɪt ər əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR littoral ON THESAURUS.COM adjective of or relating to the shore of a lake, sea, or ocean. (on ocean shores) of or relating to the biogeographic region between the sublittoral zone and the high-water line and sometimes including the supralittoral zone above the high-water line. of or relating to the region of freshwater lake beds from the sublittoral zone up to and including damp areas on shore.Compare intertidal. noun a littoral region. Origin of littoral First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin littorālis, variant of lītorālis “of the shore,” equivalent to lītor- (stem of lītus ) “shore” + -ālis, adjective suffix; see -al¹; cf. Lido, lido WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH littoral literal, littoral Words nearby littoral little woman, Little Women, Littlewood, littlie, Litt.M., littoral, littoral warfare, Littoria, Littré, Littre's hernia, lit up Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for littoral ASW assets and crews have been diverted to reconnaissance missions in overland and littoral wars. Tomorrow’s Stealthy Subs Could Sink America’s Navy\|Bill Sweetman\|May 12, 2014\|DAILY BEAST It has been destroyed in all the littoral districts, and even in the mountains near the coast. Extinct Birds\|Walter Rothschild Oaxaca, the Pacific littoral state next adjoining Guerrero, is a region of much interest, both historically and topographically. Mexico\|Charles Reginald Enock The Mytilid are of universal distribution, and are for the most part of littoral or shallow-water range. The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide\|Augusta Foote Arnold At the present time sponge-fishing takes place principally in the Grecian Archipelago and the Syrian littoral. The Ocean World:\|Louis Figuier Mexican national life has not developed much upon the littoral. Mexico\|Charles Reginald Enock British Dictionary definitions for littoral littoral / (ˈlɪtərəl) / adjective of or relating to the shore of a sea, lake, or ocean biology inhabiting the shore of a sea or lake or the shallow waters near the shorelittoral fauna noun a coastal or shore region Word Origin for littoral C17: from Late Latin littorālis, from lītorālis, from lītus shore 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 Words related to littoral aquatic, naval, maritime, coastal, seagoing, saltwater, deep-sea, marshy, seaside, beach, coast, seashore, border, bank, sand, seaboard, waterfront, riverbank, shore, shoreline Scientific definitions for littoral littoral [ lĭt′ər-əl ] Relating to the coastal zone between the limits of high and low tides. The littoral zone is subject to a wide range of environmental conditions, including high-energy wave action and intermittent periods of flooding and drying along with the associated fluctuations in exposure to solar radiation and extremes of temperature. Compare sublittoral. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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littoral

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Origin of littoral

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British Dictionary definitions for littoral

adjective

noun

Word Origin for littoral

Words related to littoral

Scientific definitions for littoral