Littoral definition
Of or on a shore, especially a seashore.
A littoral property; the littoral biogeographic zone.
adjective
A coastal region; a shore.
noun
The region or zone between the limits of high and low tides.
noun
Of, on, or along the shore, esp. a seashore.
adjective
Designating or of the intertidal ecological zone along the shore.
adjective
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A region along the shore.
noun
Relating to the coastal zone between the limits of high and low tides. The littoral zone is subject to a wide range of environmental conditions, including high-energy wave action and intermittent periods of flooding and drying along with the associated fluctuations in exposure to solar radiation and extremes of temperature.
A shore.
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
littoral
Plural:
littoralsOrigin of littoral
- Latin lītorālis from lītus lītor- shore N., from Italian littorale from Latin lītorālis
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Late Latin littoralis, from litoris (genitive of litus). The doubled 't' is a late medieval addition, and the more classical litoral is also sometimes found.
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