Downwelling

verb

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.verbTo sink below material of lower density.

2.verb(of radiation) To penetrate water downward.

3.nounThe sinking of a higher-density medium through a lower-density one.

4.nounA current caused by the clash of two currents causing one to dive down.

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