GEOSTROPHIC

Meaning of GEOSTROPHIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌjē-ə-ˈsträ-fik ]

adjective

Etymology: ge- + Greek strophikos turned, from strophē turning — more at strophe

Date: 1916

: of, relating to, or arising from the Coriolis force

• geo·stroph·i·cal·ly -fi-k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

GEOSTROPHIC — adjective see: strophe Date: 1916 of, relating to, or arising from the Coriolis force, ~ally adverb
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GEOSTROPHIC — |jēō|sträfik adjective Etymology: ge- + Greek strophikos turned, from strophē action of turning + -ikos -ic — more at strophe …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GEOSTROPHIC — /jee'euh strof"ik, -stroh"fik/ , adj. of or pertaining to the balance between the Coriolis force and the horizontal pressure force …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GEOSTROPHIC — [ ˌdʒi:ə(ʊ)'strɒfɪk , -'strəʊf- ] ■ adjective Meteorology & Oceanography denoting the component of a wind or current that arises …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GEOSTROPHIC — [geo.stroph.ic] adj [ge- + Gk strophikos turned, fr. strophe turning--more at strophe] (1916): of, relating to, or arising from the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GEOSTROPHIC — adj. Meteorol. depending upon the rotation of the earth. [GEO- + Gk strophe a turning f. strepho to turn]
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GEOSTROPHIC — adj. Meteorol. depending upon the rotation of the earth. [ GEO- + Gk strophe a turning f. strepho to turn …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GEOSTROPHIC — adj. Meteorol. depending upon the rotation of the earth. Etymology: GEO- + Gk strophe a turning f. strepho to turn
Oxford English vocab
GEOSTROPHIC — геострофический - geostrophic wind
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GEOSTROPHIC — геострофный, геострофический
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GEOSTROPHIC — геострофический
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GEOSTROPHIC — геострофический - geostrophic wind
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GEOSTROPHIC — Pronunciation: ˌ j ē - ə - ' strä-fik Function: adjective Etymology: ge- + Greek strophikos turned, from stroph ē …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GEOSTROPHIC WIND — noun : a wind whose direction and speed are determined by a balance of the pressure-gradient force and the force …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GEOSTROPHIC WIND — a wind whose velocity and direction are mathematically defined by the balanced relationship of the pressure gradient force and the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GEOSTROPHIC MOTION — fluid flow in a direction parallel, rather than perpendicular, to lines of equal pressure (isobars) in a rotating system, such …
Britannica English vocabulary
GEOSTROPHIC WIND — A steady horizontal motion of air along straight, parallel isobars or contours in an unchanging pressure or contour field. It …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC MOTION — квазигеострофическое движение
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QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC EQUILIBRIUM — квазигеострофическое равновесие
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QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC — квазигеострофический
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GEOSTROPHIC WIND LEVEL — уровень геострофического ветра (верхняя граница уровня трения)
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GEOSTROPHIC WIND — геострофический ветер
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GEOSTROPHICALLY — adverb see: geostrophic
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GRADIENT WIND — /wind/ a wind with a velocity and direction that are mathematically defined by the balanced relationship of the pressure gradient …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GEOSTROPHICALLY — see geostrophic
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GRADIENT WIND — hypothetical wind that accounts for air flow along a curved trajectory. It is an extension of the concept of geostrophic …
Britannica English vocabulary
CLIMATE AND LIFE — Climate and life Coevolution of climate and life It has been well established that life and climate interact and that …
Britannica English vocabulary
THERMAL WIND BALANCE — The thermal wind balance occurs between the horizontal temperature gradient and the vertical shear of the geostrophic wind (i.e., thermal …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
GRADIENT WIND BALANCE — In curved flow, the resulting wind can be approximated by the balance between the centripetal acceleration, the Coriolis acceleration and …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
BAROCLINIC — Description of an atmospheric condition in which constant pressure surfaces intersect surfaces of constant temperature. In weather analysis, a baroclinic …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
ZONAL INDEX — The measure of the strength of the westerly winds of the middle latitudes. It is expressed as the horizontal pressure …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
ОТКЛОНЕНИЕ ОТ ГЕОСТРОФИЧЕСКОГО — geostrophic departure, geostrophic deviation
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