Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ekman spiral

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: ek-man spi-ral
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A structure of currents or winds near a horizontal boundary in which the flow direction rotates as one moves away from the boundary.

Etymology

First physically explained by Vagn Walfrid Ekman, Swedish oceanographer.

Inflected Forms

Ekman spirals (plural)

Questions

What does ekman spiral mean?: A structure of currents or winds near a horizontal boundary in which the flow direction rotates as one moves away from the boundary.
Where does ekman spiral come from?: First physically explained by Vagn Walfrid Ekman, Swedish oceanographer.

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