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').

Rhymes

hypolimnion

Definition of epilimnion in US English:

epilimnion

nounˌepəˈlimnēˌän

The upper layer of water in a stratified lake.
Example sentencesExamples
- The amount of bacterial cells imported via the inlets in relation to bacterioplankton cells produced in the epilimnion of the lakes was also determined.
- 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.
- The sampling depth of 1.5 m was near the midpoint of the epilimnion depth in each lake.
- 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.

Origin

Early 20th century: from epi- ‘above’ + Greek limnion (diminutive of limnē ‘lake’).

单词	epilimnion
释义	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'). Rhymes hypolimnion Definition of epilimnion in US English: epilimnion nounˌepəˈlimnēˌän The upper layer of water in a stratified lake. Example sentencesExamples The amount of bacterial cells imported via the inlets in relation to bacterioplankton cells produced in the epilimnion of the lakes was also determined. 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. The sampling depth of 1.5 m was near the midpoint of the epilimnion depth in each lake. 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. Origin Early 20th century: from epi- ‘above’ + Greek limnion (diminutive of limnē ‘lake’).
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