a member of a vigilante organization that attempts to control a community
whitecap in American English
(hwaɪtˌkæp)
noun
a wave with its crest broken into white foam
whitecap in American English
(ˈhwaitˌkæp, ˈwait-)
noun
a wave with a broken and foaming white crest
Word origin
[1660–70; white + cap1]This word is first recorded in the period 1660–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: adhesive, aspirate, cantilever, sketch, vocalize
Examples of 'whitecap' in a sentence
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However, existing whitecap rendering methods do not successfully generate realistic whitecaps.
Yicheng Jin, Yong Yin, Lining Chen 2017, 'Ocean Wave Rendering with Whitecap in the Visual System of a Maritime Simulator',Journal of Computing and Information Technologyhttp://hrcak.srce.hr/file/264243. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This paper validates an improved statistical theory for surface whitecap coverage.
Haili Wang, Yongzeng Yang, Changming Dong, Tianyun Su, Baonan Sun, Bin Zou 2018, 'Validation of an Improved Statistical Theory for Sea Surface Whitecap Coverage UsingSatellite Remote Sensing Data', Sensorshttp://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/18/10/3306. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The gas transfer velocity was calculated as a function of the air frictional velocity, wave age, and whitecap coverage.
Li Shuiqing, Zhao Dongliang 2016, 'Gas transfer velocity in the presence of wave breaking', Tellus: Series B, Chemical and Physical Meteorologyhttp://www.tellusb.net/index.php/tellusb/article/view/27034/pdf_57. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The method takes the vertical acceleration on the wave crest as the criterion of whitecap generation.
Yicheng Jin, Yong Yin, Lining Chen 2017, 'Ocean Wave Rendering with Whitecap in the Visual System of a Maritime Simulator',Journal of Computing and Information Technologyhttp://hrcak.srce.hr/file/264243. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A proposed model of whitecap-free reflectance includes contributions from water-leaving radiance, glint, and diffuse reflected skylight.
Heidi M. Dierssen 2019, 'Hyperspectral Measurements, Parameterizations, and Atmospheric Correction of Whitecapsand Foam From Visible to Shortwave Infrared for Ocean Color Remote Sensing', Frontiers in Earth Sciencehttps://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feart.2019.00014/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Production fluxes per unit area of whitecap are estimated from the mean aerosol concentration for each buoy deployment.
S. J. Norris, I. M. Brooks, B. I. Moat, M. J. Yelland, G. de Leeuw, R. W. Pascal,B. Brooks 2013, 'Near-surface measurements of sea spray aerosol production over whitecaps in the openocean', Ocean Science (OS)http://www.ocean-sci.net/9/133/2013/os-9-133-2013.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)