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lake stratification

lake stratification noun: the separation of the waters of a lake etc into three layers: epilimnion, metalimnion (or thermocline) and hypolimnion.

Noun

lake stratification

  1. The separation of the waters of a lake etc into three layers: epilimnion, metalimnion (or thermocline) and hypolimnion.

Questions about lake stratification

What does lake stratification mean?
Lake stratification means the separation of the waters of a lake etc into three layers: epilimnion, metalimnion (or thermocline) and hypolimnion.
What part of speech is lake stratification?
Lake stratification is a noun.

Words near lake stratification in the dictionary

  1. Lake St Clair
  2. Lake St. Clair
  3. Lake St. Francis
  4. Lake Station
  5. Lake Steilacoom
  6. lake stratification
  7. lake sturgeon
  8. Lake Superior
  9. Lake T'ai-yeh
  10. Lake T'aiyeh
  11. Lake Tahoe

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