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View synonyms for gradient wind
gradient wind
[ wind ]
noun
- a wind with a velocity and direction that are mathematically defined by the balanced relationship of the pressure gradient force to the centrifugal force and the Coriolis force: conceived as blowing parallel to isobars.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gradient wind1
First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences
One must rise above the ground some distance to get the true air flow, or what is known as the gradient wind, the flow which balances the gradient, i.e. a flow along the isobars.
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