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thermocline


ther·mo·cline

noun \ˈthər-mə-ˌklīn\

Definition of THERMOCLINE

: the region in a thermally stratified body of water which separates warmer surface water from cold deep water and in which temperature decreases rapidly with depth

First Known Use of THERMOCLINE

1898

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