turbidity current

n. 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.

turbidity current

n (Physical Geography) a swirling mass of water and suspended material stirred up by a tsunami, a storm, a river in flood, etc

turbid′ity cur`rent

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

turbidity current

turbidity current:

see oceanocean,
interconnected mass of saltwater covering 70.78% of the surface of the earth, often called the world ocean. It is subdivided into four (or five) major units that are separated from each other in most cases by the continental masses. See also oceanography.
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turbidity current

[tər′bid·əd·ē ‚kə·rənt] (oceanography) A highly turbid, relatively dense current carrying large quantities of clay, silt, and sand in suspension which flows down a submarine slope through less dense sea water. Also known as density current; suspension current.

单词	turbidity current
释义	turbidity current turbidity current n. 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. turbidity current n (Physical Geography) a swirling mass of water and suspended material stirred up by a tsunami, a storm, a river in flood, etc turbid′ity cur`rent n. a turbid, dense current of sediments in suspension moving along the slope and bottom of a lake or ocean. turbidity current turbidity current: see oceanocean, interconnected mass of saltwater covering 70.78% of the surface of the earth, often called the world ocean. It is subdivided into four (or five) major units that are separated from each other in most cases by the continental masses. See also oceanography. ..... Click the link for more information. . turbidity current [tər′bid·əd·ē ‚kə·rənt] (oceanography) A highly turbid, relatively dense current carrying large quantities of clay, silt, and sand in suspension which flows down a submarine slope through less dense sea water. Also known as density current; suspension current. ThesaurusSeeocean
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