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Definitions for Aphotic
[1] lightless; dark.
[2] characterized by or growing in the absence of light an aphotic plant
[3] of or relating to the zone of an ocean below that to which sunlight can penetrate, usually about 90m (300 ft). This is the lowest level at which photosynthesis can take place
Words related to Aphotic
dim, misty, murky, shadowy, overcast, somber, cloudy, dingy, gloomy, black, drab, foggy, dull, darkened, faint, dusk, dun, dusky, grimy, indistinct
Words nearby Aphotic
aphonic, aphorism, aphorist, aphoristic, aphorize, aphotic, aphrasia, aphrodisia, aphrodisiac, aphrodite, aphrodite terra
Origin of Aphotic
First recorded in 1900–05; a-6 + photic
Word origin for Aphotic
C20: from a- 1 + -photic, from Greek phōs light
Synonyms for Aphotic
black, cloudy, darkened, dim, dingy, drab, dull, foggy, gloomy, misty, murky, overcast, shadowy, somber, dun, dusk, faint, atramentous, blackish, caliginous, cimmerian, clouded, crepuscular, dusky, grimy, ill-lighted, indistinct, inky, lightless, lurid, nebulous, obfuscous, obscure, opaque, pitch-black, pitch-dark, pitchy, rayless, shaded, shady, sooty, stygian, sunless, tenebrous, unlighted, unlit, vague