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Baer-Babinet law

Baer-Babinet law proper noun: a law describing how the river formation is influenced by the Earth's rotation: erosion occurs mostly on the right banks of rivers in the Northern Hemisphere and the left banks of rivers in the Southern Hemisphere.

Proper noun

the Baer-Babinet law

  1. A law describing how the river formation is influenced by the Earth's rotation: erosion occurs mostly on the right banks of rivers in the Northern Hemisphere and the left banks of rivers in the Southern Hemisphere.
    Synonyms:
    Baer's law

Synonyms of Baer-Babinet law

Origin of Baer-Babinet law

The concept was introduced by Jacques Babinet in 1859, and further explained in 1860 by Karl Ernst von Baer.

Questions about Baer-Babinet law

What does Baer-Babinet law mean?
Baer-Babinet law means a law describing how the river formation is influenced by the Earth's rotation: erosion occurs mostly on the right banks of rivers in the Northern Hemisphere and the left banks of rivers in the Southern Hemisphere.
What part of speech is Baer-Babinet law?
Baer-Babinet law is a proper noun.

Words near Baer-Babinet law in the dictionary

  1. baeocyte
  2. baeocytes
  3. Baer
  4. Baer's law
  5. Baer's pochard
  6. Baer-Babinet law
  7. Baerami
  8. Baerami Creek
  9. Baerbock
  10. Baerbocks
  11. Baerga

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