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subinertial

subinertial adjective: describing small currents that are independent of the movement of large bodies of water.

Adjective

subinertial (not comparable)

  1. Describing small currents that are independent of the movement of large bodies of water
    • A study in the Abrolhos Bank showed that tidal currents are weaker than subinertial currents, being more important in the cross-shelf direction than along-shelf [43 ].2015 October 9, “Connectivity of Marine Protected Areas and Its Relation with Total Kinetic Energy”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of subinertial

From sub- + inertial.

Questions about subinertial

What does subinertial mean?
Subinertial means describing small currents that are independent of the movement of large bodies of water.
What part of speech is subinertial?
Subinertial is an adjective.

Words near subinertial in the dictionary

  1. subindurate
  2. subindurated
  3. subindustrial
  4. subindustries
  5. subindustry
  6. subinertial
  7. subinfection
  8. subinfections
  9. subinfectious
  10. subinfective
  11. subinfeodation

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