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ecotone

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

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  • /ˈiːkətəʊn/
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noun

Meaning 1

A transition area between two adjacent ecological communities (ecosystems).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Combination of eco- (“ecology”) + -tone, from the Greek τόνος (tónos, “tension”).

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: ecotò — a region of transition
  • Danish: randzone — a region of transition
  • Finnish: ekotoni — a region of transition
  • Finnish: vaihettumisvyöhyke — a region of transition
  • French: écotone — a region of transition
  • German: Ökoton — a region of transition
  • Hebrew: אקוטון — a region of transition
  • Norwegian: ekoton — a region of transition
  • Polish: ekoton — a region of transition
  • Portuguese: ecótono — a region of transition
  • Portuguese: ecótone — a region of transition
  • Romanian: ecoton — a region of transition
  • Russian: экотон (ekoton) — a region of transition
  • Serbo-Croatian: екотон — a region of transition
  • Serbo-Croatian: ekoton — a region of transition
  • Spanish: ecotono — a region of transition
  • Swedish: ekoton — a region of transition
  • Turkish: ekoton — a region of transition
  • Ukrainian: екотон (ekoton) — a region of transition