aphotic
pronunciation
How to pronounce aphotic in British English:
UK [ə'fɒtɪk]
How to pronounce aphotic in American English:
US [ə'fɒtɪk]
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- Adjective:
- lacking light; especially not reached by sunlight
Word Origin
- aphotic (adj.)
- "untouched by sunlight, lightless" (in reference to deep-sea regions), 1903, Modern Latin, from Greek a- "not, without" (see a- (3)) + phos (genitive photos) "light," related to phainein "to show, to bring to light" (see phantasm) + -ic. Aphotic zone is recorded from 1913.
Example
- 1. All bodies are grey in the aphotic .
- 2. We saw something atome in the aphotic .
- 3. All cats are grey in the aphotic .
- 4. I feel as admitting what 's done in the aphotic will appear to ablaze .
- 5. The aphotic depths of the sea where no photosynthesis occurs .