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halocline

halocline noun: a strong, vertical salinity gradient; the (sometimes indistinct) border between layers of water that contain different amounts of salt.

Noun

halocline (plural haloclines)

  1. a strong, vertical salinity gradient; the (sometimes indistinct) border between layers of water that contain different amounts of salt

Forms of halocline

pluralhaloclines

Origin of halocline

From halo- + -cline.

Questions about halocline

What does halocline mean?
Halocline means a strong, vertical salinity gradient; the (sometimes indistinct) border between layers of water that contain different amounts of salt.
What part of speech is halocline?
Halocline is a noun.
What is the plural of halocline?
The plural of halocline is haloclines.

Words near halocline in the dictionary

  1. halocin
  2. halocinonide
  3. halocins
  4. haloclasties
  5. haloclasty
  6. halocline
  7. haloclines
  8. halocyanin
  9. halocyanins
  10. halocyclization
  11. halocyclizations

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