Home › Words › C › clinolimnionclinolimnionclinolimnion means the upper layer of a hypolimnion in which the rate of warming falls off rapidly with depth.EtymologyFrom clino- + -limnion.nounThe upper layer of a hypolimnion in which the rate of warming falls off rapidly with depthDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.mesolimnion 69% match — The layer of a lake between the monimolimnion and mixolimnion. vs clinolimnion →bathylimnion 68% match — The lowest sublayer within the hypolimnion of a thermally stratified lake, where the sun no longer meaningfully influences water temperature. vs clinolimnion →hypolimnial 67% match — Relating to the hypolimnion vs clinolimnion →hypolimnion 67% match — The perpetually cold layer of water that lies beneath the thermocline of a thermally stratified lake. vs clinolimnion →epilimnion 66% match — The surface layer of a liquid body, used in reference to a reservoir or body of water vs clinolimnion →mixolimnion 66% match — The upper stratum of a meromictic lake; its waters are mixed by the wind. vs clinolimnion →hypolymnion 65% match — The bottom layer of a liquid body, usually used in reference to a reservoir or similar body. vs clinolimnion →chemocline 65% match — The boundary layer between the mixolimnion and monimolimnion in a meromictic lake (one with permanently stratified layers). vs clinolimnion →