monimolimnion

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek μόνιμος (mónimos, “stable, permanent”) + -limnion (from Ancient Greek λῐ́μνη (lĭ́mnē, “lake”) + -ion), first appearing in the writings of British ecologist George Evelyn Hutchinson (1903–1991). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmɒ.nɪ.mə(ʊ)ˈlɪm.nɪ.ən/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌmɑ.ni.məˈlim.ni.ən/, /-moʊ-/ Hyphenation: mo‧ni‧mo‧limn‧i‧on === Noun === monimolimnion (plural monimolimnions or monimolimnia) The lower, dense stratum of a meromictic lake (one with permanently stratified layers) that does not mix with the waters above. [from 1930s] ==== Coordinate terms ==== mixolimnion mesolimnion ==== Derived terms ==== monimolimnic ==== Related terms ==== monimolite monimostylic monimostyly ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== chemocline thermocline === References === === Further reading === meromictic lake on Wikipedia.Wikipedia