ocean currents

English - Turkish

Definition of ocean currents in English Turkish dictionary

(Denizbilim) okyanus akıntıları

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ocean current

okyanus akıntısı

ocean current

okyanus geçerli

ocean current

okyanus akimi

English - English

Definition of ocean currents in English English dictionary

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ocean current

Any more or less permanent or continuous, directed movement of water that flows in one of the Earth's oceans

ocean current

A nontidal current constituting a part of the general oceanic circulation

ocean current

Horizontal and vertical circulation system of ocean waters, produced by gravity, wind friction, and water density variation. Coriolis forces cause ocean currents to move clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere and deflect them about 45° from the wind direction. This movement creates distinctive currents called gyres. Major ocean currents include the Gulf Stream-North Atlantic-Norway Current in the Atlantic Ocean, the Peru (Humboldt) Current off South America, and the West Australia Current

ocean current

the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction

ocean current

A movement of ocean water characterized by regularity, either of a cylic nature, or more commonly as a continuous stream flowing along a definable path Three general classes, by cause may be distinguished: ( a) currents related to sea water density gradients, comprising the various types of gradient current ; ( b) wind-driven currents , which are those directly produced by the stress exerted by the wind upon the ocean surface; ( c) currents produced by long-wave motions The latter are principally tidal currents , but may include currents associated with internal waves , tsunamis , and seiches The major ocean currents are of continuous, stream-flow character, and are of first-order importance in the maintenance of the earth's thermodynamic balance

ocean current

Large scale horizontal flow of ocean water that is persistent and driven by atmospheric circulation

ocean current

A non-tidal current constituting a part of the general oceanic circulation

ocean current

transport of masses of water along definable paths through the ocean measured by changes in sea-level height

Hyphenation

o·cean currents

Turkish pronunciation

ōşın kırınts

Pronunciation

/ˈōsʜən ˈkərənts/ /ˈoʊʃən ˈkɜrənts/

Etymology

[ 'O-sh&n ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English occean, from Latin oceanus, from Greek Õkeanos, a river thought of as encircling the earth, ocean.

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