# Langmuir circulation

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. a form of cylindrical motion found in the near-surface waters of lakes and oceans under windy conditions, characterized by lines or streaks of seaweed etc (called windrows) roughly parallel to the wind

## Etymology
From Irving Langmuir, American chemist and physicist.

## Source
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