Epipelagic
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Synonym of photic (“Describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.”). not-comparable
Antonyms
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More examples"In the thermocline, temperature decreases rapidly from the mixed upper layer of the ocean (called the epipelagic zone) to much colder deep water in the thermocline (called the mesopelagic zone)."
Etymology
From epi- + pelagic.