upwelling
upwelling noun: an upward movement from a lower source. Also the present participle and gerund of upwell.
Noun
upwelling (plural upwellings)
- An upward movement from a lower source.
- Rather separate from the abolitionist campaign, although likewise led by anglophone Evangelicals, was a sudden upwelling of commitment to worldwide mission.2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 873
- the oceanographic phenomenon that occurs when strong, usually seasonal, winds push water away from the coast, bringing cold, nutrient-rich deep waters up to the surface
Also used as
upwelling is also the present participle and gerund of upwell.
Antonyms of upwelling
Forms of upwelling
| plural | upwellings |
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Origin of upwelling
From up- + welling.
Questions about upwelling
- What does upwelling mean?
- Upwelling means an upward movement from a lower source.
- What part of speech is upwelling?
- Upwelling is a noun.
- What is the plural of upwelling?
- The plural of upwelling is upwellings.
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