aphotic

1. 1.

   lacking light; especially not reached by sunlight

   “the aphotic depths of the sea where no photosynthesis occurs”

   Similardark

Questions about aphotic

What does aphotic mean?

aphotic means "lacking light; especially not reached by sunlight".

How many syllables are in aphotic?

aphotic has 3 syllables and divides as a-pho-tic under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is aphotic a common word?

aphotic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.