pycnocline

/P IH1 K N AH0 K L AY0 N/

noun

1
A boundary layer in a body of water between areas of different temperature or salinity.
“The bay has fresher water at the surface and saltier water at the bottom, in between is the pycnocline.”
2
A layer of water where the density changes rapidly with depth

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