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PRONUNCIATION OF EPIPELAGIC

epipelagic  [ˌɛpɪpəˈlædʒɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EPIPELAGIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Epipelagic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EPIPELAGIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

epipelagic

Pelagic zone

Any water in a sea or lake that is neither close to the bottom nor near the shore can be said to be in the pelagic zone. The word pelagic is derived from Ancient Greek πέλαγος , meaning "open sea". The pelagic zone can be thought of in terms of an imaginary cylinder or water column that goes from the surface of the sea almost to the bottom. Conditions change deeper down the water column; the pressure increases, the temperature drops and there is less light. Depending on the depth, the water column, rather like the Earth's atmosphere can be divided into different layers. The pelagic zone occupies 1,330 million cubic kilometres with a mean depth of 3.68 kilometres and maximum depth of 11 kilometres. Fish that live in the pelagic zone are called pelagic fish. Pelagic life decreases with increasing depth. It is affected by light intensity, pressure, temperature, salinity, the supply of dissolved oxygen and nutrients, and the submarine topography. In deep water, the pelagic zone is sometimes called the open-ocean zone and can be contrasted with water that is near the coast or on the continental shelf.

Definition of epipelagic in the English dictionary

The definition of epipelagic in the dictionary is of, relating to, or inhabiting the upper zone of the ocean from just below the surface to approximately 100 metres deep.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EPIPELAGIC


abyssopelagic
əˌbɪsəʊpɛˈlædʒɪk
anthropophagic
ˌænθrəpəˈfædʒɪk
archipelagic
ˌɑːkɪpəˈlædʒɪk
bathypelagic
ˌbæθɪpəˈlædʒɪk
benthopelagic
ˌbɛnθəʊpɪˈlædʒɪk
diallagic
ˌdaɪəˈlædʒɪk
dysphagic
dɪsˈfædʒɪk
ellagic
eˈlædʒɪk
haemorrhagic
ˌhɛməˈrædʒɪk
hemorrhagic
ˌhɛməˈrædʒɪk
macrophagic
ˌmækrəʊˈfædʒɪk
magic
ˈmædʒɪk
menorrhagic
ˌmɛnəˈrædʒɪk
mesopelagic
ˌmɛsəʊpəˈlædʒɪk
nontragic
ˌnɒnˈtrædʒɪk
omophagic
ˌəʊməˈfædʒɪk
pelagic
pɛˈlædʒɪk
phytophagic
ˌfaɪtəʊˈfædʒɪk
posthemorrhagic
ˌpəʊstˌhɛməˈrædʒɪk
tragic
ˈtrædʒɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EPIPELAGIC

epinosic
epipetalous
Epiph.
epiphanic
epiphanies
epiphanous
epiphany
epiphenomena
epiphenomenal
epiphenomenalism
epiphenomenalist
epiphenomenally
epiphenomenon
epiphonema
epiphragm
epiphyllous
epiphyseal
epiphyses
epiphysial
epiphysis

WORDS THAT END LIKE EPIPELAGIC

allergic
bacteriophagic
biologic
black magic
camouflagic
coprophagic
epidemiologic
geologic
histologic
hydrologic
hyperphagic
like magic
logic
nostalgic
pathologic
physiologic
strategic
sympathetic magic
white magic
xiphopagic

Synonyms and antonyms of epipelagic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «epipelagic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EPIPELAGIC

Find out the translation of epipelagic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of epipelagic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «epipelagic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

epipelagic
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

epipelágico
570 millions of speakers

English

epipelagic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

epipelagic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

epipelagic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

эпипелагических
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

epipelágica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

epipelagic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

épipélagiques
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Epipelagic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

epipelagic
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

epipelagic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

epipelagic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Epipelagic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

epipelagic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேற்பரப்புப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Epipelagic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

epipelagic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

epipelagica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

epipelagic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

епіпелагічних
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

epipelagic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιπελαγικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

epipelagiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

epipelagic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

epipelagic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of epipelagic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EPIPELAGIC»

The term «epipelagic» is normally little used and occupies the 127.994 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EPIPELAGIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about epipelagic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EPIPELAGIC»

Discover the use of epipelagic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to epipelagic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Ecology of Marine Fishes: California and Adjacent Waters
TABLE 12-1 A Classification of Epipelagic Fishes of the World I. Holoepipelagic ( Grk—entire) fishes inhabiting the isothermic surface layer of the ocean at all stages of life history. A. Actively swimming fishes of the upper epipelagic; B. Actively ...
Larry G. Allen, Michael H. Horn, 2006
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The mesoscale structure of the epipelagic ecosystem of the ...
This Book Treats Principally The Thirtieth Cruise Of R/V Professor Vodyanitsky Of The Institute Of Biology Of Southern Seas (Ibss) In February April 1990, The Last Comprehensive Ukrainian Expedition To The Arabian Sea.
Karl Banse, Sergeĭ Aleksandrovich Piontkovskiĭ, R/V Professor Vodyanitsky (Ship), 2006
3
Zooplankton: Sensory Ecology and Physiology
PREDATION, COVER, AND CONVERGENT EVOLUTION IN EPIPELAGIC OCEANS WILLIAM M. HAMNER Department of Biology, University of California, Box 951606, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1606 USA The factor of most importance to the ...
P Lenz, D K Hartline, J Purcell, 1997
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Reproduction and Sexuality in Marine Fishes: Patterns and ...
Reproduction. and. Development. in. Epipelagic. Fishes. Bruce B. Collette The marine pelagic environment is the largest realm on Planet Ocean, constituting   of the biosphere volume and supplying about  of the fish consumed by ...
Kathleen Sabina Cole, 2010
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Some Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Sea Anemones ...
A very high density of i3. gazellae occurred east of New Zealand at 45°S, 176°E in an area not sampled in the epipelagic or mesopelagic strata and extended to the south and west up to Tasmania. Off the Amundsen and Bellingshausen seas,  ...
Daphne Gail Fautin, Louis S. Kornicker, 1983
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Dumping and Mining
Epipelagic zone The epipelagic zone extends from the sea surface to ~ 200— 250m depth. This coincides roughly with the bottom of the seasonal thermocline and also the depth at which the light field becomes totally symmetrical; the brightest ...
Richard A. Geyer, Geyer, C, 1981
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Marine Ecological Processes: A derivative of the ...
This implies a low mortality in the early life stages, whereas adult mortality is high compared with many epipelagic species. Despite their low fecundity mesopelagic fish have a higher reproductive rate than long-lived epipelagic species which ...
John H. Steele, Steve A. Thorpe, Karl K. Turekian, 2010
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Respiration in Aquatic Ecosystems
The prevailing view is that the exported planktonic production from the coastal regions enters the mesopelagic, rather than the epipelagic zone of the open ocean (see Liu ef al., 2000a; Arístegui ef al., Chapter 10). We make calculations for the ...
Paul A. del Giorgio, Peter J. le B. Williams, 2005
9
Ecology and Conservation of Fishes
Swimming.is.important.in.the.epipelagic,.because.many.resident.fishes.such.as. tuna,.make. long.spawning.and.feeding.migrations.(e.g.,.oceanadromous),.and. part.time.residents.include.both. anadromous.(e.g.,.salmon),.and.catadromous.
Harold M. Tyus, 2011
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Sharks and Their Relatives II: Biodiversity, Adaptive ...
Epipelagic oceanic ecosystems occur in all major oceans, and in the context of this book there is some potential overlap with Chapters 2 (deepwater chondrichthyans), 3 (high latitude seas and chondrichthyans), and 4 ( chondrichthyans of ...
Jeffrey C. Carrier, John A. Musick, Michael R. Heithaus, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EPIPELAGIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term epipelagic is used in the context of the following news items.
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First-ever oarfish caught on rod and reel
#The oarfish is thought to inhabit the epipelagic to mesopelagic layers, ranging as deeply as 1,000 meters (3,300 ft) and is rarely seen on the ... «San Diego Reader, Jun 15»
2
Marine microbiology Deep sequencing of the global oceans
Brum et al. determined the viral composition of 43 samples from 26 sites, mostly from the epipelagic layers of different oceans, and found that ... «Nature.com, Jun 15»
3
Sardine population collapses, prompting ban on commercial fishing
The population of the tiny epipelagic fish increased throughout the 1990s. Monterey Bay is once again the Bay Area hub of sardine fishing, but ... «SFGate, Apr 15»
4
Pacific-wide study reveals striped marlins' preferred habitat, may …
... is defined by the light-penetrated, uppermost part of the ocean known as the epipelagic layer, within 8 degrees C of sea surface temperature. «Phys.Org, Mar 15»
5
The Ocean - Pelagial Tour
... of the ocean and plunging through all five pelagic depth zones: epipelagic, mesopelagic, bathyalpelagic, abyssopelagic, and hadopelagic. «Undertheradar, Feb 15»
6
The Ocean Announce 2015 Australian Tour
... begins at the surface of the ocean and plunges through all five pelagic depth zones: epipelagic, mesopelagic, bathyalpelagic, abyssopelagic, ... «Music Feeds, Dec 14»
7
Deep dives of devil rays solve 'mystery' of warm brain
... within those depths," he said. "These rays, in effect, connect the surface, epipelagic layers in the ocean, with the deep - the twilight zone." ... «BBC News, Jul 14»
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Former competitor explains Plan Bee
In this case, epipelagic means "of, relating to, or constituting the part of the oceanic zone into which enough light for photosynthesis penetrates. «ESPN, May 14»
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Deep-Sea Fish Populations 10 Times Greater Than Previously …
That's because mesopelagic fish don't always stay in their zone. Sometimes they go up into the top level, the epipelagic zone, or sunlight zone, ... «iScienceTimes.com, Feb 14»
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James Churnside: Lidar on board -- imaging water surfaces at sea …
... zooplankton, and epipelagic fish schools. He has worked on developing NOAA Fish Lidar for airborne surveys of fish and applying the lidar ... «SPIE Newsroom, Nov 13»

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