English Explanatory Dictionary

Fujiwhara effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A phenomenon that occurs when two nearby cyclonic vortices move around each other and close the distance between the circulations of their corresponding low-pressure areas.

Word forms

Fujiwhara effect Fujiwhara effects

Etymology

Named after Japanese meteorologist Sakuhei Fujiwhara who initially described the effect.

Synonyms

Fujiwhara interaction binary interaction
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