littoral
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ər adjective
1.
of or pertaining to the shore of a lake, sea, or ocean.
2.
(on ocean shores) of or pertaining to the biogeographic region between the sublittoral zone and the high-water line and sometimes including the supralittoral zone above the high-water line.
3.
of or pertaining to the region of freshwater lake beds from the sublittoral zone up to and including damp areas on shore. Compare intertidal.
noun
4.
a littoral region.
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World English Dictionary
littoral (ˈlɪtərəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to the shore of a sea, lake, or ocean |
| 2. | biology inhabiting the shore of a sea or lake or the shallow waters near the shore: littoral fauna |
| —n | |
| 3. | a coastal or shore region |
| [C17: from Late Latin littorālis, from lītorālis, from lītus shore] | |
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Word Origin & History
littoral
1656, from L. littoralis "of or belonging to the seashore," from litus (gen. litoris) "seashore" (cf. Lido), of unknown origin. The noun is first recorded 1828, from It. littorale, originally an adj., from L. littoralis.
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Science Dictionary
| littoral (lĭt'ər-əl) Pronunciation Key
Relating to the coastal zone between the limits of high and low tides. The littoral zone is subject to a wide range of environmental conditions, including high-energy wave action and intermittent periods of flooding and drying along with the associated fluctuations in exposure to solar radiation and extremes of temperature. Compare sublittoral. |
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Example sentences
It's not the white-sanded littoral paradise of a thousand movies but a grungy, rock-strewn place.
The mean high-water line is the ordinary boundary between private beachfront, or littoral property, and state-owned land.
Also called a littoral explosion steam room: noun: chamber filled with water vapor, used in spas or parts of saunas.
Littoral cones are a type of volcanic landform created when lava flows come into contact with the sea.
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