First Known Use: 1904
Dictionary
ecotone
noun eco·tone \ˈē-kə-ˌtōn, ˈe-kə-\
Definition of ECOTONE
: a transition area between two adjacent ecological communities
— eco·ton·al \-ˌtō-nəl\ adjective
ADVERTISEMENT
Origin of ECOTONE
ec- + Greek tonos tension — more at tone
Rhymes with ECOTONE
acetone, allophone, altar stone, anglophone, anklebone, barbitone, baritone, bombardon, brain hormone, buffer zone, Canal Zone, cannon bone, cherrystone, cinder cone, cobblestone, coffin bone, collarbone, comfort zone, cornerstone, cortisone, crazy bone, crumple zone, curling stone, cuttlebone, demand loan, diaphone, Dictaphone, epigone, fracture zone, francophone, frigid zone, frontal bone, funny bone, gramophone, growth hormone, hammerstone, herringbone, hold one's own, holystone, homophone, hydrophone, ice-cream cone, ironstone, kidney stone, knucklebone, leading tone, leave alone, let alone, lithopone, marrowbone, megaphone, mellophone, methadone, microphone, microtone, minestrone, monotone, neutral zone, on one's own, overblown, overgrown, overtone, plant hormone, polyphone, prednisone, provolone, quarter tone, rotenone, rottenstone, sacaton, saxophone, semitone, sex hormone, shacklebone, shatter cone, silicone, sousaphone, speakerphone, stand-alone, stepping-stone, telephone, temperate zone, temporal bone, thunderstone, Torreón, torrid zone, traffic cone, twilight zone, undertone, vibraphone, Yellowstone
Learn More About ECOTONE
Browse
Next Word in the Dictionary: ecotopicPrevious Word in the Dictionary: ecoterrorismAll Words Near: ecotone
ADVERTISEMENT
Seen & Heard
What made you want to look up ecotone? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).