aphotic
Example Sentences
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At roughly 3,300 feet below the surface — about 2,000 feet above the sunken ship’s location — even the faintest light has faded, leaving a sunless realm known as the aphotic zone.
From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024
“But I think all in all, they’re getting some net benefits by being deep and out in that aphotic zone,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2023
The dark aphotic zone is home to plankton and other organisms that could potentially get trapped in filters or experience long-term effects from the brine.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2023
The majority of the ocean is aphotic and lacks sufficient light for photosynthesis.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The permanently dark aphotic zone includes the deepest parts of the ocean.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
