dead water
dead water noun: the eddying water under a slow-moving ship's counter, or a similar area of stationary fluid or gas in advance of a concave angle, which can occur when there is strong vertical density stratification (due to salinity or temperature or both), and can cause ships to become hard to control.
Noun
dead water (countable and uncountable, plural dead waters)
- The eddying water under a slow-moving ship's counter, or a similar area of stationary fluid or gas in advance of a concave angle, which can occur when there is strong vertical density stratification (due to salinity or temperature or both), and can cause ships to become hard to control.
- A "deadwater," that is a region occupied by stationary fluid or by gas at suitable pressure, ahead of a concave angle was shown to be possible by Villat.1967, David W. Taylor, Report - Naval Ship Research and Development Center, page 295
- A region in a body of moving water (or similar body of fluid in motion) where the water (fluid) is relatively stationary, or stagnant.
- Some of our party went down the deadwater for a short distance in it and came back with three black ducks and one golden eye.1905, Acadiensis - Volume 5, page 135
- The deadwater region is viewed to be in backmix flow and to be interchanging fluid slowly with the active backmix flow region.1964, Advances in Chemical Engineering, page 160
dead water meaning in Tamil
dead water in Tamil
- தேங்குநீர்
Forms of dead water
| plural | dead waters |
|---|---|
| alternative form | deadwater |
Questions about dead water
- What does dead water mean?
- Dead water means the eddying water under a slow-moving ship's counter, or a similar area of stationary fluid or gas in advance of a concave angle, which can occur when there is strong vertical density stratification (due to salinity or temperature or both), and can cause ships to become hard to control.
- What is dead water in Tamil?
- Dead water in Tamil is தேங்குநீர். See Dead water meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is dead water?
- Dead water is a noun.
- What is the plural of dead water?
- The plural of dead water is dead waters.
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