different between aphetic vs aphotic

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??f?t?k/
• Rhymes: -?t?k

Adjective

aphetic (comparative more aphetic, superlative most aphetic)

1. (phonology) Of, relating to, or formed by aphesis.

   "'Pon" is an aphetic form of "upon".

   Hypernym: aphaeretic

2. (astrology) Of or relating to the apheta; life-giving.

Anagrams

• hepatic

English

Etymology

From a- (prefix meaning ‘not; without; opposite of’) +? photic.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /e??f??t?k/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /e??fo?t?k/
• Rhymes: -??t?k
• Hyphenation: aphot?ic

Adjective

aphotic (comparative more aphotic, superlative most aphotic)

1. Having no light, especially no sunlight; specifically (biology, oceanography) describing that part of deep lakes and oceans where less than one per cent of sunlight penetrates and where photosynthesis is not possible.

   Antonym: photic

Coordinate terms

• disphotic
• euphotic

Derived terms

• aphotic zone

Translations

References

Further reading

• aphotic zone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• patchoi