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pycnocline
pyc·no·cline P5741750 (pĭk′nə-klīn′)n. An intermediate layer of oceanic water in which density increases more rapidly with depth than in the layers above and below it. [Greek puknos, thick + -cline.]
pycnocline
pycnocline[′pik·nə‚klīn] (geophysics) A change in density of ocean or lake water or rock with displacement in some direction, especially a rapid change in density with vertical displacement. (oceanography) A region in the ocean where water density increases relatively rapidly with depth. |