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cryptodepression

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌkɹɪptəʊdɪˈpɹɛʃən/
  • General-American: /ˌkɹiptoʊdəˈpɹɛʃ(ə)n/
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noun

Meaning 1

The portion of a lake which lies below sea level.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, ecology, geography, geology, limnology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From crypto- (“hidden”) + depression (“area lower in topography than its surroundings”).

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: криптодепресията (kriptodepresijata) — portion of a lake which lies below sea level
  • Chinese Mandarin: 潛窪地 /潜洼地 (qiánwādì) — portion of a lake which lies below sea level
  • Czech: kryptodeprese — portion of a lake which lies below sea level
  • Estonian: krüptodepressioon — portion of a lake which lies below sea level
  • Finnish: kryptodepressio — portion of a lake which lies below sea level
  • French: cryptodépression — portion of a lake which lies below sea level
  • Italian: criptodepressione — portion of a lake which lies below sea level
  • Latvian: kriptodepresija — portion of a lake which lies below sea level
  • Polish: kryptodepresja — portion of a lake which lies below sea level
  • Serbo-Croatian: криптодѐпре̄сија — portion of a lake which lies below sea level
  • Serbo-Croatian: kriptodèprēsija — portion of a lake which lies below sea level
  • Slovak: kryptodepresia — portion of a lake which lies below sea level
  • Slovene: kriptodepresija — portion of a lake which lies below sea level
  • Spanish: criptodepresión — portion of a lake which lies below sea level
  • Ukrainian: криптодепре́сія (kryptodeprésija) — portion of a lake which lies below sea level
  • Zazaki: pındam — portion of a lake which lies below sea level