Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sverdrup

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: sver-drup
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A unit of measure of volume transport, used in oceanography, equal to 1 million cubic metres per second.

name

Etymology

From Norwegian Sverdrup. After Harald Sverdrup (1888–1957), Norwegian oceanographer and meteorologist.

Origin

Source language: Norwegian

Word Breakdown

Root: Sverdrup

Inflected Forms

sverdrups (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mul:Sv

Questions

What does sverdrup mean?: A unit of measure of volume transport, used in oceanography, equal to 1 million cubic metres per second.
Where does sverdrup come from?: It is traced to Norwegian.

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