Langmuir circulation
Meanings
noun
- a form of cylindrical motion found in the near-surface waters of lakes and oceans under windy conditions, characterized by lines or streaks of seaweed etc (called windrows) roughly parallel to the wind
Word forms
Etymology
From Irving Langmuir, American chemist and physicist.
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