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单词 turbidity current
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turbidity current


noun Geology.

a turbid, dense current of sediments in suspension moving along the slope and bottom of a lake or ocean.
Also called density current.

Words nearby turbidity current

turbid, turbidimeter, turbidimetry, turbidite, turbidity, turbidity current, turbinal, turbinate, turbinate bone, turbine, turbine blade
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British Dictionary definitions for turbidity current

turbidity current

noun

a swirling mass of water and suspended material stirred up by a tsunami, a storm, a river in flood, etc
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for turbidity current

turbidity current
[ tər-bĭdĭ-tē ]

A swift downhill current in water, air, or other fluid, triggered by the weight of suspended material such as silt in a current flowing down a continental shelf or snow in an avalanche.
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