water column
noun
plural water columns
1
: a vertical expanse of water stretching between the surface and the floor of a body of water
Shallow feeders, sea lions work the top 600 feet of the water column for hake, rock-fish, herring, sardines … and squid, but opportunistically capturing anything that happens by.—
Downs Matthews
Downs MatthewsOnly a few animals of the water column above would have died and settled into the sediments below during the short time when the mudslide was coalescing into a layer of sediment in the stagnant basin.—Stephen Jay Gould
Stephen Jay Gould2
: a vertical pipe with valves and spout for delivering water to a locomotive tender
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Below these icy blocks were layers of stratified water columns at least 39 feet deep.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2024
The nautilus draws fluid in and out of those chambers to sink or float in the water column.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
According to the team’s paper, published on December 3rd in Communications Earth & Environment, subsequent lab tests confirmed a total of 21 bacterial and eukaryotic phyla in Lake Enigma’s surface ice, stratified water column layers, and microbial mats.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2024
Their early developmental stages happen internally, resulting in fully-fledged larvae that reach the water column.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Nov. 2024
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2024
The nautilus draws fluid in and out of those chambers to sink or float in the water column.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
According to the team’s paper, published on December 3rd in Communications Earth & Environment, subsequent lab tests confirmed a total of 21 bacterial and eukaryotic phyla in Lake Enigma’s surface ice, stratified water column layers, and microbial mats.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2024
Their early developmental stages happen internally, resulting in fully-fledged larvae that reach the water column.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Water column.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20column. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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