Aphotic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aphotic \A*pho"tic\ ([.a]*f[=o]"t[i^]k), a. [Gr. 'a`fws,
     'a`fwtos.]
     Without light.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  aphotic
       adj : lacking light; especially not reached by sunlight; "the
             aphotic depths of the sea where no photosynthesis
             occurs"