# aphotic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /eɪˈfəʊtɪk/

## Definitions
1. Having no light, especially no sunlight.
2. Describing that part of deep lakes and oceans where less than one per cent of sunlight penetrates and where photosynthesis is not possible.

## Etymology
From a- (prefix meaning ‘not; without; opposite of’) + photic.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/aphotic