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littoral
littoralpertaining to the shore of a lake, the sea, etc.; a region lying along a shore
Not to be confused with:literal – taking words in their primary sense without metaphor or allegory: the literal meaning of a word; expressed by letters; actual, factual, truthful, exact, reliablelit·to·ral L0198800 (lĭt′ər-əl)adj. Of or on a shore, especially a seashore: a littoral property; the littoral biogeographic zone.n.1. A coastal region; a shore.2. The region or zone between the limits of high and low tides.
[Latin lītorālis, from lītus, lītor-, shore. N., from Italian littorale, from Latin lītorālis.]littoral (ˈlɪtərəl) adj1. (Physical Geography) of or relating to the shore of a sea, lake, or ocean2. (Biology) biology inhabiting the shore of a sea or lake or the shallow waters near the shore: littoral fauna. n (Physical Geography) a coastal or shore region[C17: from Late Latin littorālis, from lītorālis, from lītus shore]lit•to•ral (ˈlɪt ər əl)
adj. 1. of or pertaining to the shore of a lake, sea, or ocean. 2. (on ocean shores) of or pertaining to the biogeographic region between the sublittoral zone and the high-water line. 3. of or pertaining to the region of freshwater lake beds from the sublittoral zone up to and including damp areas on shore. Compare intertidal. n. 4. a littoral region. [1650–60; < Latin littorālis, variant of lītorālis=lītor-, s. of lītus shore + -ālis -al1] lit·to·ral (lĭt′ər-əl)Adjective Of or on a shore, especially a seashore: the littoral zone.Noun The zone between the limits of high and low tides.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  littoral - the region of the shore of a lake or sea or oceanlitoral, littoral zone, sandscoast, seacoast, sea-coast, seashore - the shore of a sea or ocean | | Adj. | 1. | littoral - of or relating to a coastal or shore region |
Translationslittoral
littoral1. of or relating to the shore of a sea, lake, or ocean 2. Biology inhabiting the shore of a sea or lake or the shallow waters near the shore 3. a coastal or shore region Littoral the ecological zone of the sea floor which is flooded during high tide and dry at low tide. It is located between the high and low tide marks. The water advances to cover it and withdraws twice every 24 hours. The littoral is bounded on the high end by the supralittoral zone and on the low end by the sublittoral zone. Some foreign researchers call the entire floor of marine bodies of water to a depth of 200 m the littoral (the continental step, the zone of plant distribution), while others define it as extending to depths of 40–50 m (the lower boundary of wave action). Depending on the slope of the floor and the amplitude of fluctuations of high and low tides, the width of the littoral may range from a few meters to many kilometers. Depending on the nature of the ground, there are silt, sand, pebble, and rock littoral zones. MedicalSeelittoral zonelittoral
Related to littoral: Littoral drift, littoral cellsSynonyms for littoralnoun the region of the shore of a lake or sea or oceanSynonyms- litoral
- littoral zone
- sands
Related Words- coast
- seacoast
- sea-coast
- seashore
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