aphotic

[ey-foh-tik] / eɪˈfoʊ tɪk /

ADJECTIVE

dark

Synonyms

STRONGEST

black cloudy darkened dim dingy drab dull foggy gloomy misty murky overcast shadowy somber

STRONG

dun faint

WEAK

atramentous blackish caliginous cimmerian clouded crepuscular dusky 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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bright cheerful clean clear distinct good happy intelligent joyful light luminous smart sparkling sunny vivacious

WEAK

apparent brilliant encouraging evident hopeful illuminated lucid manifest moral plain pleased radiant shining visible vivid

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

The depth is known as the aphotic zone — a part of the ocean where there is little-to-no sunlight, and where there is less marine life than layers above, she said.

From Los Angeles Times

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

“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

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