English Explanatory Dictionary

superrotation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. circulation of winds (around a planet) at a velocity (or angular momentum) greater than that of the surface

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-superrotation.wav

Word forms

superrotation superrotations

Etymology

From super- + rotation.

Related words

superrotate
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