Definition of epilimnion in English:
 epilimnion
nounPlural epilimnia ˌɛpɪˈlɪmnɪənˌepəˈlimnēˌän
The upper layer of water in a stratified lake.
 Example sentencesExamples
-  Experiments were conducted in the epilimnion of a high-UV system at midday and in late afternoon.
 -  The chemistry of the two parts of a freshwater lake, the epilimnion and the hypolimnion, is affected by biological processes and by circulation.
 -  At each pond, we took two replicate water samples from the epilimnion using an integrated depth sampler; we took samples from the surface to 1.25 m in Monday Bog and to 1.75 m in Wednesday Bog.
 -  The amount of bacterial cells imported via the inlets in relation to bacterioplankton cells produced in the epilimnion of the lakes was also determined.
 -  The sampling depth of 1.5 m was near the midpoint of the epilimnion depth in each lake.
 
Origin
  
Early 20th century: from epi- 'above' + Greek limnion (diminutive of limnē 'lake').