littoral

English

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• litoral

Etymology

From Late Latin littoralis, from litoris (genitive of litus). The doubled 't' is a late medieval addition, and the more classical litoral is also sometimes found.

Cognate to French littoral, Spanish litoral, and more distantly to English lido (“outdoor pool”), via Italian lido (“beach, shore”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlɪtərəl/

Adjective

littoral (not comparable)

1. of or relating to the shore, especially the seashore

Usage notes

Specifically refers to the water at the shore, rather than the land, particularly in the phrase littoral zone.

Synonyms

• (relating to the seashore): intertidal

Coordinate terms

• coastal

Translations

of or relating to the shore, esp. the seashore

Latin: lītorālis (la)

Noun

Wikipedia littoral (plural littorals)

1. a shore
   • "...these Chams belonged to the Malay-Polynesian group and their distribution along the littoral suggests that they were invaders from the sea..." —Sir Charles Eliot (1921)
2. the zone between high tide and low tide waterlines.

Related terms

• lido

Anagrams

• tortilla

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French

Etymology

From Latin littoralis, from litus (genitive of litoris).

Adjective

littoral m. (f. littorale, m. plural littoraux, f. plural littorales)

1. littoral, coastal

Noun

littoral m. (plural littorals)

1. littoral

Anagrams

• tortilla