microbreaking
microbreaking noun: the formation of microbreaks in breaking waves.
Noun
microbreaking (uncountable)
- The formation of microbreaks in breaking waves
- Here we demonstrate that the explanation for this arises from subtle end-of-packet and wavetrain gradient effects such as microbreaking events and wave-flow decomposition subtleties required to conserve mass and momentum and avoid fictitious external forces.2015, Clifford Chafin, “The Absence of Stokes Drift in Waves”, in arXiv
Origin of microbreaking
From micro- + breaking.
Questions about microbreaking
- What does microbreaking mean?
- Microbreaking means the formation of microbreaks in breaking waves.
- What part of speech is microbreaking?
- Microbreaking is a noun.
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