limnology
Syllables: limn·o·logyUK/lɪmˈnɒləd͡ʒi//lɪmˈnɑləd͡ʒi/
limnology noun: the science concerning the biological, geological, and physical properties of fresh water bodies, especially lakes and ponds.
Noun
limnology (countable and uncountable, plural limnologies)
- The science concerning the biological, geological, and physical properties of fresh water bodies, especially lakes and ponds.
- Although limnology is a young discipline, it has, over the past century, experienced marked growth. Its early descriptive period was a long one, given the enormous diversity of biota and environments in freshwater ecosystems.1999, Michael T. Arts, Bruce C. Wainmann, editors, Foreword: Lipids in Freshwater Ecosystems, page v
- The exercises in this book were set forth initially because of our frustrations in teaching such a complex, multifaceted discipline as limnology.2000, Robert G. Wetzel, Gene E. Likens, Preface to the Third Edition: Limnological Analyses, page vii
- Synonyms:
- freshwater science
limnology meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
limnology in Hindi
- science concerning the biological, geological, and physical properties of fresh water bodies
- सरोवरविज्ञान sarovarvijñān
limnology in Urdu
- جھیلوں کا علم
limnology in Malayalam
- തടാകവിജ്ഞാനം
limnology in Kannada
- ಲಿಮ್ನಾಲಜಿ, ಸರೋವರಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ
More languagesFewer languages
- limnology in Sinhala
- තඩාග විද්යාව taḍāga widyāwa, සාරස විද්යාව sārasa widyāwa
- limnology in Thai
- ชลธารวิทยา
Synonyms of limnology
- freshwater science
Forms of limnology
| plural | limnologies |
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Origin of limnology
From limno- + -logy.
Words formed from limnology
- landscape limnology
- limnologic
- limnological
- limnologically
- limnologist
- paleolimnology
Words that rhyme with limnology
- homology
- topology
- technology
- mythology
- ontology
- theology
- typology
- aetiology
- anthology
- archaeology
- biology
- buttonology
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- etymology
- pathology
- phraseology
- psychology
- scatology
- tautology
- apology
- cosmology
- cryptology
- ecology
- neurology
- teleology
- aerology
- anthropology
- arcology
- Christology
- cohomology
- cosmetology
- cytology
- deontology
- epistemology
- eschatology
- ethology
- eucology
- geology
- gerontology
- graphology
- haplology
- heterology
- hydrology
- ideology
- lepidopterology
- oology
- phonology
- radiology
- tricknology
- xenobiology
- zoology
- zymology
- acanthology
- acarology
- accidentology
- acology
- acridology
- actinology
- aeromycology
- alcohology
- appropriate technology
Questions about limnology
- What does limnology mean?
- Limnology means the science concerning the biological, geological, and physical properties of fresh water bodies, especially lakes and ponds.
- What is limnology in Hindi?
- Limnology in Hindi is सरोवरविज्ञान (sarovarvijñān). See Limnology meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is limnology?
- Limnology is a noun.
- How do you pronounce limnology?
- Limnology is pronounced /lɪmˈnɒləd͡ʒi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of limnology?
- The plural of limnology is limnologies.
Words near limnology in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: limnology (page history and authors); limnology (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); limnology (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); limnology (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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