pycnocline

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pycnocline [′pik·nə‚klīn]

(geophysics)

A change in density of ocean or lake water or rock with displacement in some direction, especially a rapid change in density with vertical displacement.

(oceanography)

A region in the ocean where water density increases relatively rapidly with depth.

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