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downwelling

[ doun-wel-ing ]

noun

, Oceanography.
  1. a downward current of surface water in the ocean, usually caused by differences in the density of seawater.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of downwelling1

First recorded in 1965–70; down 1 + well 2 + -ing 1

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