aphotic

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /eɪˈfəʊtɪk/
• (GA) IPA: /eɪˈfoʊtɪk/

Adjective

aphotic

1. Having no light#Noun|light, especially no sunlight; specifically (biology, oceanography) describing that part#Noun|part of deep#Adjective|deep lakes and oceans where less than one per cent of sunlight penetrates and where photosynthesis is not possible.

   Antonyms: photic

Translations

• French: aphotique
• German: aphotische
• Italian: afotico
• Portuguese: afótico
• Russian: афотическая
• Spanish: afótica

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