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shearline

shearline noun: a line which separates regions of differing wind velocity.

Noun

shearline (plural shearlines)

  1. A line which separates regions of differing wind velocity.
    • Within the monsoon regions, three systems of convergence are identified, the northern monsoon shearline, the southern monsoon shearline and the maximum cloud zone associated with the monsoon westerlies in the vicinity of the equator.2005, M. Bonell, L. A. Bruijnzeel, Forests, Water and People in the Humid Tropics

Forms of shearline

pluralshearlines
alternative formshear line

Origin of shearline

From shear + line.

Questions about shearline

What does shearline mean?
Shearline means a line which separates regions of differing wind velocity.
What part of speech is shearline?
Shearline is a noun.
What is the plural of shearline?
The plural of shearline is shearlines.

Words near shearline in the dictionary

  1. shearlegs
  2. shearless
  3. shearlet
  4. shearlets
  5. shearlike
  6. shearline
  7. shearlines
  8. shearling
  9. shearlings
  10. shearman
  11. Shearmans

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