aphotic
Meaning
- Having no light, especially no sunlight.
- Describing that part of deep lakes and oceans where less than one per cent of sunlight penetrates and where photosynthesis is not possible.
Opposite of
photic
Synonyms
Pronounced as (IPA)
/eɪˈfəʊtɪk/
Etymology
From a- (prefix meaning ‘not; without; opposite of’) + photic.
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