Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thermohaline circulation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables: ther-mo-ha-line -cir-cu-la-tion
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

8

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the global circulatory currents, such as the Gulf Stream, that are driven by differences in temperature and salinity.

Inflected Forms

thermohaline circulations (plural)

Questions

What does thermohaline circulation mean?: Any of the global circulatory currents, such as the Gulf Stream, that are driven by differences in temperature and salinity.

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