rheocline
Science
noun
Ecology a layer in a body of moving water, across which there is a significant velocity gradient.
Origin
Mid 19th century.
- water-jet propulsion
- water-jet pump
- water joint
- water jump
- water jumper
- waterkeeper
- waterkeeping
- water knot
- water lade
- waterlade
- water-laid
- waterland
- Waterlander
- Waterlandian
- water lane
- water language
- water-lapper
- waterlead
- waterleader
- waterleaf
- water leat
- waterleave
- water leech
- water leet
- water lemon