How to pronounce thermocline
American English pronunciation
THUR-muh-kline
- IPA
- /ˈθɝməˌklaɪn/
- Syllables
- THUR · muh · kline (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What thermocline means
A layer of water where the temperature drops quickly
In a sentence: When Ava swam below the thermocline, the lake water suddenly felt icy.
Where it comes from: It joins thermo-, from a Greek word for heat, with -cline, from a Greek word for slope.
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