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Langmuir circulation

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  • noun 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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From Irving Langmuir, American chemist and physicist.

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