limnology
pronunciation
How to pronounce limnology in British English:
UK [lɪm'nɒlədʒɪ]
How to pronounce limnology in American English:
US [lɪm'nɒlədʒɪ]
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- Noun:
- the scientific study of bodies of fresh water for their biological and physical and geological properties
Word Origin
- limnology (n.)
- study of lakes and fresh water, 1892, with -logy + limno-, comb. form of Greek limne "pool of standing water, tidal pool, marsh, lake," from PIE root *(s)lei- "slime" (see slime (n.)). The science founded and the name probably coined by Swiss geologist François-Alphonse Forel (1841-1912). Related: Limnological; limnologist.
Example
- 1. Section of marine biology and limnology , university of oslo .
- 2. Cooperative institute for limnology and ecosystems research .
- 3. Freshwater ecosystems in china -- temperate limnology in a tropical setting .
- 4. Cooperative institute for limnology and ecosystem research - university of michigan .
- 5. Limnology the scientific study of freshwater and its flora and fauna .