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中層水 (chuusousui) Japanese meaning: intermediate water | Kotomora

中ちゅう層そう水すい

Meanings

1

intermediate water

Oceanographic term for water at depths of roughly 200–2000 meters.

中ちゅう層そう水すいの温おん度どは表ひょう層そう水すいより低ひくい。
The temperature of intermediate water is lower than that of surface water.

Kanji

中in, inside, middle
層stratum, social class, layer
水water

Related words

表ひょう層そう水すい
Surface water (0–200 m), shallower than 中層水.
深しん層そう水すい
Deep water (below 2000 m), deeper than 中層水.

Built from

中ちゅう層そう+水すい

Etymology

Compound of 中層 (middle layer) + 水 (water).