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Langmuir circulation
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English
Etymology
From Irving Langmuir, American chemist and physicist.
Noun
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a form of cylindrical motion found in the near-surface waters of lakes and oceans under windy conditions, characterized by lines or streaks of seaweed etc (called windrows) roughly parallel to the wind
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