See Also: metalimnion(dictionary)

metalimnion (iou)



metalimnion noun. . M20.
[from META- + Greek limnion dim. of limne lake.]
The layer of water in a stratified lake beneath the epilimnion and above the hypolimnion, in which the temperature decreases rapidly with depth.
metalimnetic adjective of or within a metalimnion M20.