aphotic

== English == === Etymology === From a- (prefix meaning ‘not; without; opposite of’) +‎ photic. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /eɪˈfəʊtɪk/ (General American) IPA(key): /eɪˈfoʊtɪk/ Rhymes: -əʊtɪk Hyphenation: aphot‧ic === Adjective === aphotic (comparative more aphotic, superlative most aphotic) Having no light, especially no sunlight. (biology, oceanography) Describing that part of deep lakes and oceans where less than one per cent of sunlight penetrates and where photosynthesis is not possible. Antonym: photic ==== Hyponyms ==== (Divisions of the aphotic zone in order): mesopelagic or twilight bathypelagic or bathyal or midnight abyssopelagic or abyssal hadopelagic or hadalpelagic or hadal ==== Coordinate terms ==== disphotic euphotic ==== Derived terms ==== aphotic zone ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === aphotic zone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === patchoi, picotah