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aphotic zone

aphotic zone noun: that part of the deep body of an ocean or lake that receives insufficient sunlight for photosynthesis to be possible.

Noun

aphotic zone (plural aphotic zones)

  1. That part of the deep body of an ocean or lake that receives insufficient sunlight for photosynthesis to be possible.

aphotic zone meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

aphotic zone in Tamil

இருள் கவ்விய மண்டலம், ஒளியற்ற மண்டலம், ஒளியற்ற பகுதி

aphotic zone in Indonesian

that part an ocean or lake that receives insufficient sunlight for photosynthesis
zona afotik

Forms of aphotic zone

pluralaphotic zones

Questions about aphotic zone

What does aphotic zone mean?
Aphotic zone means that part of the deep body of an ocean or lake that receives insufficient sunlight for photosynthesis to be possible.
What is aphotic zone in Tamil?
Aphotic zone in Tamil is இருள் கவ்விய மண்டலம், ஒளியற்ற மண்டலம், ஒளியற்ற பகுதி. See Aphotic zone meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is aphotic zone?
Aphotic zone is a noun.
What is the plural of aphotic zone?
The plural of aphotic zone is aphotic zones.

Words near aphotic zone in the dictionary

  1. aphorizers
  2. aphorizes
  3. aphorizing
  4. aphosphorosis
  5. aphotic
  6. aphotic zone
  7. aphotic zones
  8. aphotometric
  9. aphototactic
  10. aphototropic
  11. aphototropism

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