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Word: Geostrophic
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 20th century: from geo- ‘of the earth’ + Greek strophē ‘a turning’ (from strephein ‘to turn’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌdʒiːə(ʊ)ˈstrɒfɪk
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌdʒiːə(ʊ)ˈstrəʊfɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
relating to or denoting the component of a wind or current that arises from a balance between pressure gradients and coriolis forces.
Short Definition:of component of wind or current that arises from balance
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