Etymology

sverdrup

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Today it means: A unit of measure of volume transport, used in oceanography, equal to 1 million cubic metres per second. Full definition →

Norwegian Sverdrup
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  1. Norwegian · derived fromSverdrup
  2. English todaysverdrup

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

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