Refine this word faster

Stronger alternatives Opposite tone Use in context Cross-language nuance

Aphotic

//eɪˈfəʊtɪk// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having no light, especially no sunlight.
  2. 2
    Describing that part of deep lakes and oceans where less than one per cent of sunlight penetrates and where photosynthesis is not possible.

    "As experiment has shown that light waves capable of effecting chemical changes do not penetrate the water deeper than 400 meters and as the other conditions of assimilation are met above this line, it is proposed to distinguish a diaphanic region including the land and the water to a depth of 400 m. and inhabited by assimilating organisms and an aphotic region including the ocean and lakes below the assimilation-line and the dark caves of the crust, where plant life is impossible."

Adjective
  1. 1
    lacking light; especially not reached by sunlight wordnet

Etymology

From a- (prefix meaning ‘not; without; opposite of’) + photic.

See also for "aphotic"

Synonyms Antonyms Rhymes Sentences Translate Word Type Pronunciation Word Forms

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciation

Mini challenge

Unscramble this word: aphotic