littoral (redirected from littorals)

lit·to·ral  (ltr-l)

adj.

Of or on a shore, especially a seashore: a littoral property; the littoral biogeographic zone.

n.

1. A coastal region; a shore.

2. The region or zone between the limits of high and low tides.

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[Latin ltorlis, from ltus, ltor-, shore. N., from Italian littorale, from Latin ltorlis.]

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littoral

Adjective

of or by the shore

Noun

a coastal region [Latin litus shore]

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littoral  (ltr-l)

Relating to the coastal zone between the limits of high and low tides. The littoral zone is subject to a wide range of environmental conditions, including high-energy wave action and intermittent periods of flooding and drying along with the associated fluctuations in exposure to solar radiation and extremes of temperature. Compare sublittoral.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	littoral - the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean litoral, littoral zone, sands coast, sea-coast, seacoast, seashore - the shore of a sea or ocean
Adj.	1.	littoral - of or relating to a coastal or shore region