THERMOHALINE


Meaning of THERMOHALINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌthər-mō-ˈhā-ˌlīn, -ˈha- ]

adjective

Etymology: therm- + Greek hal-, hals salt — more at salt

Date: 1942

: involving or dependent upon the conjoint effect of temperature and salinity

thermohaline circulation in the Pacific

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