Cryptodepression
//ˌkɹɪptəʊdɪˈpɹɛʃən// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The portion of a lake which lies below sea level.
"When the bottom of the lake lies below mean sea level, it is said to occupy a cryptodepression, the depth of which is the depth below sea level of the deepest point of the basin."
Example
More examples"When the bottom of the lake lies below mean sea level, it is said to occupy a cryptodepression, the depth of which is the depth below sea level of the deepest point of the basin."
Etymology
From crypto- (“hidden”) + depression (“area lower in topography than its surroundings”).
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