English Explanatory Dictionary

Bubnoff unit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A unit of speed (abbreviated B) equal to one meter per 1,000,000 years, used in geology to measure rates of lowering of earth surfaces due to erosion.

Word forms

Bubnoff unit Bubnoff units

Etymology

Named after the geologist Serge von Bubnoff (1888–1957).

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