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euphotic en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁wes- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus? Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- Proto-Hellenic *ehu- Ancient Greek ἐΰς (eǘs) Ancient Greek εὖ (eû)der. English eu- English photic English euphotic From eu- + photic.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Synonym of photic (“describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible”).

Deriveds

euphotic zone

Synonyms

photic

Translations (2)

fr euphotique (describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible) · it eufotico (describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible)