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2024
Langmuir_circulation
Langmuir circulation
English
Noun
Langmuir
circulation
(
uncountable
)
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
Etymology
From
Irving Langmuir
, American chemist and physicist.
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