Pycnocline Definition

pĭknə-klīn

noun

A layer, zone, or gradient of changing density, esp. a thin layer of ocean water with a density that increases rapidly with depth.

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The definition of a pycnocline is a layer in a body of water where the density is the greatest.

An example of a pycnocline is a layer of the ocean in which the density quickly increases as the water gets deeper.

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Other Word Forms of Pycnocline

Singular:

pycnocline

Plural:

pycnoclines

Ancient Greek πυκνότης (puknotÄ“s, “density") +"Ž -cline

From Wiktionary
Greek puknos thick –cline

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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