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sverdrup

sverdrup noun: a unit of measure of volume transport, used in oceanography, equal to 1 million cubic metres per second.

Noun

sverdrup (plural sverdrups)

  1. A unit of measure of volume transport, used in oceanography, equal to 1 million cubic metres per second.

Proper noun capitalized: Sverdrup

Sverdrup (plural Sverdrups)

  1. A surname.

Forms of sverdrup

Noun
pluralsverdrups
Proper noun
pluralSverdrups

Origin of sverdrup

From Norwegian Sverdrup. After Harald Sverdrup (1888–1957), Norwegian oceanographer and meteorologist.

Questions about sverdrup

What does sverdrup mean?
Sverdrup means a unit of measure of volume transport, used in oceanography, equal to 1 million cubic metres per second.
What part of speech is sverdrup?
Sverdrup can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of sverdrup?
The plural of sverdrup is sverdrups.

Words near sverdrup in the dictionary

  1. Sventovit
  2. Sverdlov
  3. Sverdlovs
  4. Sverdlovsk
  5. Sverdlovsky
  6. sverdrup
  7. sverdrups
  8. sverigeite
  9. SVET
  10. Sveta
  11. Sveta Marija

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