Definition
A layer in a body of water where water density changes rapidly with depth, usually caused by changes in temperature, salinity, or both. This density gradient restricts vertical water movement and mixing.
Etymology
From Greek 'pyknos' meaning 'dense' and 'klinein' meaning 'to slope.' The term was coined in oceanography in the mid-20th century as scientists recognized that density stratification, regardless of its cause, was crucial for understanding water circulation patterns.
Kelly Says
The pycnocline is the ocean's master organizer - this density barrier determines where nutrients stay trapped, where oxygen can penetrate, and even where sound waves travel! It's so important that marine animals use pycnoclines as highways for migration and submarines use them to hide from sonar detection.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
密度の 跃层
mid-do-s yu-e-t-s-er
ARالعربية
طبقة كثافة
ṭabqa kaṯāfa
BNবাংলা
প্যাকনোক্লাইন
pa-kono-klai-n
CACatalà
picnocline
pi-kno-kliːn
CSČeština
pyknocline
pi-knoh-kliːn
DADansk
pycnocline
pi-knoh-kliːn
DEDeutsch
Pyknocline
pi-knoh-kliːn
ELΕλληνικά
πυκνοκλίνη
pi-knok-li-nee
ESEspañol
picnocli
pi-knoh-kli
FAفارسی
لایه چگالی
la-ye cha-ga-li
FISuomi
pycnocline
pi-knoh-kliːn
FRFrançais
pycnocline
pik-noh-klin
GUGU
પીકનોક્લાઇન
pi-kno-klai-n
HAHA
picnocline
pi-kno-kliːn
HEעברית
צפיפות
tzi-fuf-ut
HIहिन्दी
घनत्व सीमा
ghan-tav si-maa
HUMagyar
pycnocline
pi-knoh-kliːn
IDBahasa Indonesia
picnocline
pi-kno-kliːn
IGIG
picnocline
pi-kno-kliːn
ITItaliano
picnocline
pi-kno-kliːn
JA日本語
ピクノクライン
pikunokurain
KKKK
picnocline
pi-kno-kliːn
KMKM
picnocline
pi-kno-kliːn
KO한국어
밀도경계
mil-do-gyeong-gye
MRMR
पिक्नोक्लाइन
pi-kno-klain
MSBahasa Melayu
picnocline
pi-kno-kliːn
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်သူများ
pyi-thuu-ma-yar
NLNederlands
pycnocline
pi-knoh-kliːn
NONorsk
pycnocline
pi-knoh-kliːn
PAPA
ਪਿਕਨੋਕਲਾਈਨ
pi-kno-klai-n
PLPolski
pyknocline
pi-knoh-kliːn
PTPortuguês
picnocline
pi-knoh-kliːn
RORomână
picnocline
pi-knoh-kliːn
RUРусский
пикно Kline
pik-no-kline
SVSvenska
pycnocline
pi-knoh-kliːn
SWKiswahili
picnocline
pi-kno-kliːn
TAதமிழ்
அடர்த்திப் படலம்
a-da-r-tti-p-pa-da-lam
TEతెలుగు
పీడనం పొర
pee-da-nam po-ra
THไทย
ชั้นความหนาแน่น
chan kwam-nuan-naen
TLTL
picnocline
pi-kno-kliːn
TRTürkçe
piknoklîn
pik-noh-klin
UKУкраїнська
пикно Kline
pik-no-kline
URاردو
کثافت کی لہر
kath-fa-t ki lahr
VITiếng Việt
đệm mật độ
đệm mật độ
YOYO
picnocline
pi-kno-kliːn
ZUZU
picnocline
pi-kno-kliːn